By Kaelan Deese | Washington Examiner
A judge fined former President Donald Trump an additional $1,000 on Monday for violating the gag order in his New York hush money trial, prompting the judge to warn future violations may result in incarceration.
Trump was already fined $9,000 for nine separate violations raised by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office, and the former president has vowed to appeal Judge Juan Merchan’s findings — especially surrounding breaches that were the result of Trump reposting other people’s online posts. Trump, the first former president to be a defendant in a criminal trial, was previously warned that future violations could result in jail time.
In the new contempt finding against Trump, Merchan again warned Trump that he is “hereby put on notice that if appropriate and warranted, future violations of its lawful orders will be punishable by incarceration,” according to the order.