The former president was held in contempt of court for a 10th time on Monday.
Former President Donald Trump was found in contempt of court for violating his gag order once again on Monday, as his criminal hush money trial entered its fourth week.
He was also warned that, going forward, overstepping the bounds of the order could land him behind bars.
Trump is accused of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels in order to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan fined the former president $1,000 for attacking the trial’s jurors and the process of selecting them while speaking in the courthouse hallway after opening statements last month.
“You know [the judge is] rushing the trial like crazy. Nobody’s ever seen a thing go like this,” Trump said in the offending comments, on April 22. “That jury was picked so fast — 95% Democrats.
