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Judge in hush money case told defense attorney to stop Trump from ‘audibly cursing’ during Stormy Daniels testimony

The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial warned the former president’s lawyer on Tuesday that he would not tolerate his client “cursing audibly” during Stormy Daniels’ testimony, saying it could be intimidating to the witness. The exchange between Judge Juan Merchan and Trump attorney Todd Blanche occurred during a sidebar, according to the […]

Judge threatens Trump with contempt for ‘cursing audibly’ during Stormy Daniels testimony, new trial transcript shows

In a private sidebar conversation, Donald Trump’s hush-money judge said he acted out while Stormy Daniels testified. Trump was “cursing audibly” and “uttered a vulgarity” while Daniels answered questions for jurors, the judge said. The judge threatened to hold the former president in contempt of court yet again. In a private conversation Tuesday with prosecutors and Donald […]