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Jailing Trump for contempt of court could backfire, says national security analyst

As It Happens116:06:40Jailing Trump for contempt of court could backfire, says national security analyst While jailing Donald Trump might be the only way to stop him from violating a gag order during …

Trump hush money trial: judge fines ex-president again, threatens jail over ‘continued, wilful’ gag order violations

by Walter Watson

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal trial said on Monday he would hold the former president in contempt of court for a 10th time for violating a gag order, and …

Trump fined $9,000 US and threatened with jail for violating gag order

by Walter Watson

Trump fined ,000 US and threatened with jail for violating gag order

Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 US for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and …