Prosecutors on Thursday urged a New York judge to impose new fines on former President Donald Trump, pointing to four alleged violations of a gag order that barred the famous defendant from opining on potential trial witnesses, jurors and court staff.
Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York, Thursday, May 2, 2024. NEW YORK —
Previously, state Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan fined Mr. Trump $9,000 for nine violations of his gag order. He threatened to put the former president in jail if he violated the order again.The prosecutor said Mr. Trump, in the first set of comments, complained about the jury pool being picked too quickly from a mostly Democratic area. At a stop in midtown Manhattan, the former president said ex-tabloid executive David Pecker, a key witness, had been “very nice.
But Mr. Conroy said that in these cases, “the defendant wasn’t responding to anything in particular.” The lawyer displayed social media posts from Mr. Cohen that mocked Mr. Trump as defecating in his pants because he could go to prison. Judge Merchan did say he’s not particularly concerned about Mr. Trump’s comment about Mr. Pecker being nice.Mr. Trump criticized the judge during a campaign rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Wednesday.Mr. Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, is stuck in a Manhattan courtroom four days per week while he eyes a rematch with Mr. Biden in November.
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