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On May 6 former president Donald Trump disparaged his gag order before entering the courtroom for the New York hush money trial. (Video: TWP)

Judge again finds Trump in contempt in hush money trial; Trump Org employees testify

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New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan ruled Monday that Donald Trump again violated his gag order in the New York hush money trial, and he warned that he would consider jailing the former president if the violations continue. After the ruling, testimony included retired Trump Organization comptroller Jeffrey McConney talking about business records and practices that are at the heart of the case. Merchan sent the jury home for the day shortly after 4 p.m.

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Trump’s gag order prohibits him from commenting on jurors and witnesses in the case, among others. The judge previously found him in contempt for violating the order nine times, and prosecutors later accused Trump of violating the order four more times.
The trial is not being televised. The Washington Post has reporters in the courtroom and media overflow room who are posting live updates.
Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records related to his reimbursement of longtime lawyer Michael Cohen, who paid adult-film actress Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about allegations that she had a sexual encounter with Trump years earlier.
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Trump’s gag order prohibits him from commenting on jurors and witnesses in the case, among others. The judge previously found him in contempt for violating the order nine times, and prosecutors later accused Trump of violating the order four more times.
The trial is not being televised. The Washington Post has reporters in the courtroom and media overflow room who are posting live updates.
Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records related to his reimbursement of longtime lawyer Michael Cohen, who paid adult-film actress Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about allegations that she had a sexual encounter with Trump years earlier.
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