Donald Trump was just held in contempt of court for violating a hush money order in his hush money case – and even though he only has to pay fines for now, the judge is threatening him with jail time.
The former prime minister was hit with some sanctions on Tuesday in NYC, where a court fined him $9,000 – a thousand for each violation of the confidentiality order imposed in the case, which requires everyone to keep their mouths shut and not speak publicly to express. .. including DT.
While it may seem like small potatoes — and it certainly is for a man like Trump — Hizzoner held the prospect of temporary incarceration hanging over Trump’s head if he continued to mouth off.
The judge reportedly said: “While in most cases $1,000 is sufficient to protect the dignity of the justice system, unfortunately in those cases where the judge can easily afford such a fine, it will not achieve the desired result .”
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He added… “The defendant is hereby warned that the court will not tolerate continued willful breaches of its lawful orders and that, where necessary and appropriate in the circumstances, it will impose a sentence of imprisonment.”
There has been much speculation about what the prospect of Trump’s imprisonment would look like logistically from the Secret Service’s perspective – given that as a former POTUS he was provided with round-the-clock protection.
As we reported … the Secret Service says it’s prepared to run afoul of DT if push comes to shove – and while the possibility of that seemed slim, it now sounds like a very realistic outcome if Trump doesn’t remains silent – and knowing him, he probably won’t.
Most of the gag order violations for which Trump received punishment today stemmed from his criticism of Truth Social — which is often screenshotted and posted on X and elsewhere. The judge ordered that Trump and his team immediately remove the offensive posts.
He called the silence order unconstitutional, and like everything else… he called the entire process a witch hunt. Trump also specifically attacked the judge…suggesting he is corrupt.
Now that same judge is hitting back…and he says he’ll do even more if Trump sticks around.