Judge holds Donald Trump in contempt again for violating gag order
The next prosecution witness is Jeffrey McConney, a former controller of the Trump Organization and its senior vice-president, who retired last year.
Judge Juan Merchan has found Donald Trump in contempt, again, for violating a gag order, and warned the former president that he will consider jail time for any subsequent infraction.
Mr Trump, as you know, the prosecution has filed three separate motions to find you in criminal contempt. It appears that the $1,000 fines are not a deterrent.
You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president as well… but at the end of the day, I have a job to do and part of that job is to protect the dignity of the judicial system.
So as much as I do not want to impose a jail sanction… I want you to understand that I will, if necessary, and appropriate.
