Donald Trump’s hush money trial is set to resume Monday in Manhattan Criminal Court, where the prosecution will continue presenting its historic case against the former president.
Ahead of testimonies, Judge Juan Merchan informed Trump that he has found him in contempt of court for a 10th time for violating the gag order.
“The last thing that I want to do is to put you in jail,” Merchan said.
Last week, the court heard testimony from Hope Hicks, Trump’s former longtime aide and press secretary for his 2016 campaign who testified about behind-the-scenes efforts to bury negative stories about his alleged extramarital affairs in the wake of the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape.
Trump is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment to Daniels, who is among the witnesses expected to testify in the weeks-long trial.
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What Trump said as he arrived at the courthouse
Trump speaks to reporters after arriving at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Monday. (Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo via AP) Speaking to reporters after arriving at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse for the fourth week of his hush money trial, former President Donald Trump railed against the case and the gag order imposed on him, falsely claiming Judge Juan Merchan has “taken away my constitutional right to speak.”
Trump then moved on to commenting on news of the day, including the cancellation of Columbia University’s commencement ceremony amid ongoing protests over the war in Gaza.
“Columbia just canceled their commencement,” the former president said. “That shouldn’t happen.”
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