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Judge asked to punish Donald Trump for court breach on denigrating trial witnesses in public

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An assistant district attorney cited 10 instances of social media posts by the former US president that violated a court gagging order.

ITV News US Correspondent Dan Rivers reports from New York on the latest developments to emerge from Donald Trump's Hush Money trialheld in contempt of court and be sanctioned for allegedly violating a gag order issued by trial judge Juan Merchan.

The Manhattan District Attorney asked Mr Merchan to impose the maximum $1,000 fine for each offending post and to order Mr Trump to take them all down.Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To Know… "President Trump is allowed to respond to political attacks," Mr Blanche said, and defended Mr Trump's posts about Mrs Daniels' public criticism.

, found that Mr Trump's "threatening, inflammatory, denigrating" statements posed "a sufficient risk to the administration of justice".

 

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