New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said Wednesday that the city’s notorious Rikers Island prison is “ready to go” if former President Trump is ordered jailed for violating a gag order in his hush-money criminal trial. ” he said.
Adams said the city’s Department of Corrections is “prepared for whatever happens at Rikers Island,” raising the possibility of detaining high-profile figures like Trump, as well as movie producer and sex offender Harvey. compared to Mr. Weinstein.
“We have to adjust. You know, in this industry, especially when it comes to law enforcement, we have to adjust to whatever happens,” he said. said at a press conference. “But we don’t want to deal with hypotheticals. They’re professionals, so they’re ready.”
President Trump was found to have violated a strict gag order against public speaking 10 times during two hearings in his criminal case, and Judge Juan Machan ruled that Trump could not discuss details of the case or speak to witnesses. and threatened prison terms if he continued to make derogatory comments about the court and other members of the court. Public comments.
The former president has already been fined $10,000 for violations in the case for allegedly falsifying business documents in the weeks before the 2016 election to cover up past allegations of extramarital affairs.
The judge told President Trump on Monday that “the last thing I want to do is put you in jail,” but “at the end of the day, I have a job to do.”
“Your continued violations amount to a direct attack on the rule of law,” Marchand said.
Prosecutors have said they do not intend to jail Trump for the violation.
President Trump claims the gag order violates his First Amendment right to respond to political attacks, as the presumptive Republican nominee becomes the first former US president to face criminal trial. and harshly criticizes the gag order.
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