CNN —Judge Juan Merchan has found former President Donald Trump in contempt for violating the gag order in his hush money trial for the 10th time and said he’ll consider jail time going forward.
Last week, the judge fined Trump $9,000 for nine previous violations of the judge’s gag order.
Violations of the gag order are punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, by jail time of up to 30 days, or both.
In a statement, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung called the gag order “unconstitutional and un-American” and criticized the judge and his ruling.
In a written ruling, the judge said those comments violated the gag order.
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