Trump again refuses to remain silent about the trial: $1,000 fine and judge threatens prison

Donald Trump has been fined again by the judge for violating his gag order. It is already the tenth time since the start of the trial against him that he has been fined. The judge therefore spoke plainly to the former American president.

A new week in the trial against Donald Trump surrounding the hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, a new riot. The former president was again fined by Judge Juan Merchan, this time of $ 1,000, because he violated the gag order that applies in every trial. Trump has already attacked jurors several times on his own social medium Truth Social and, according to Merchan, he is endangering them.

When he was fined, Merchan also used threatening language against the former president. “Mr. Trump, as you know, the District Attorney has filed three separate motions to criminally convict you of contempt. It appears the $1,000 fines are not a deterrent for you,” he said. “You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president… But at the end of the day, I have to do my job, and part of that is protecting the dignity of the justice system.”

Merchan called Trump’s actions “a direct attack on the rule of law.” “I cannot allow this to continue like this. So as much as I do not want to impose any prison time… I want you to understand that I will, if necessary and appropriate.”

Several testimonies are scheduled for the trial against Trump on Monday, including from Stormy Daniels herself.