Judge Juan Melchan acknowledged in court Monday that former President Donald Trump could become the “president-elect.” This is a tacit acknowledgment not only of recent strong opinion polls, but also that his business record trial was held in the midst of the presidential election and is directly related to the presidential election. Prospective Republican presidential candidate.
“The last thing I want to think about is going to jail,” Marchan said, warning Trump that he had violated a gag order imposed on him. “you [the] Former president, and possibly the next president. ”
Marchand said Monday that if Trump continues to violate a gag order that prohibits him from speaking about prosecutors (other than Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg), their staff, other members of the court and Marchand’s family. , said they would consider giving him a prison sentence. members (including his daughter, who works on the Democratic Party’s digital campaign), witnesses (including Michael Cohen, who has constantly bashed Trump on social media), and jurors.
Marchand last week charged Trump with contempt of court for nine violations of the gag order and fined him $1,000 for each violation. He said Monday that Trump had violated the order for the 10th time.
“This is a political hoax,” Trump said before entering the courtroom. “It’s election interference. This is an outrageous situation. It’s not fair. It’s not fair, but we’re going to fight.”
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