Hush money trial: Court fines Trump $9,000 for violating gag order

Manhattan court Judge Juan Merchan has ordered former
President Trump to pay $9,000 in fines for repeatedly violating his gag order.

Trump is back in court on Tuesday, as his criminal “hush
money” trial enters a third week.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had accused Trump of
violating the order 11 times last week, calling on Merchan to impose a $1,000
fine for each incident. Merchan sided with prosecutors on nine of the
instances.

Merchan imposed the gag order on on Trump on April 1,
prohibiting him from speaking publicly about witnesses and the family members
of certain court officials.

However , the judge said Trump violated the order nine times
in recent weeks in posts on Trump’s Truth Social platform and campaign website.