The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial in Manhattan has set a date to hear prosecutors’ arguments that the former president should be punished for allegedly violating the gag order. .
New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan on April 23rd argued that prosecutors should sanction President Trump for sharing at least three social media posts over the weekend that allegedly violated the gag order. I agreed to listen to the argument. according to To the Washington Examiner.
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Prosecutors in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office are opening a criminal trial centered on allegations that President Trump paid hush money to adult entertainment star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign. He claimed that the president was “aware” of the gag order. Because of the “various posts” he made.
“The defendant is aware of the April 1 order,” Assistant District Attorney Chris Conroy told Marchan. “We know that from the various posts he’s made.”
Mr. Conroy asked Mr. Trump to be fined $1,000 for each post and to remind Mr. Trump that continued violations of the gag order could result in prison time.
On March 26, Marchan issued a gag order against Trump, prohibiting him from speaking publicly to any witnesses or attorneys in the case, except for Bragg.
The order also prohibits President Trump from commenting publicly about court officials or Mr. Bragg, as well as family members of court officials or Mr. Bragg’s staff.
Among the posts cited by prosecutors as examples: One In it, President Trump thanked Daniels’ former lawyer, Michael Avenatti, for “uncovering the truth about two dirty bags.”
another post Prosecutors were referring to a photo of a statement Trump posted in 2018 in which he denied having an affair with Daniels. Daniels later reportedly Withdrew That statement.
