Why Trump's fraud-trial judge ordered him to the witness stand and fined him $10,000 for violating his gag order

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 17:14

donald trump court talking press new york fraud trial — Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after exiting the courtroom for a lunch recess during the first day of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court.
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A judge fined Donald Trump $10,000 on Wednesday for violating his gag order again.
First, Trump told the judge that comments he made to reporters in the courthouse hallway were aimed at Michael Cohen, not a law clerk.
The judge didn't buy it.

The judge in Donald Trump's New York fraud trial called the former president to the stand in a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday, then doled out a $10,000 fine to the ex-president for violating his gag order.