On his first day in Justice Juan Merchan’s courtroom in New York, four-times-indicted former president Donald Trump got a rude awakening: If he disrupted the court proceedings or failed to show up every day, he could lose the right to be in the courtroom, or even wind up behind bars. Moreover, he might actually be held accountable for his repeated Truth Social screeds, following the judge’s gag order prohibiting threats against witnesses.
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