The judge presiding over the civil fraud trial of Donald J. Trump fined the former president $5,000 on Friday for violating the terms of a gag order imposed this month.
The judge, Arthur F. Engoron, had barred Mr. Trump from attacking his court staff after the former president posted a picture on social media of Justice Engoron’s law clerk, Allison Greenfield, with Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader.
Mr. Trump labeled Ms. Greenfield “Schumer’s girlfriend” and said she was “running this case against me.”A spokeswoman for Mr. Schumer this month called the social media post “ridiculous, absurd, and false,” adding that the senator did not know Ms. Greenfield.
Mr. Trump’s post was removed from his social media platform, Truth Social, on Oct. 3, the day Justice Engoron imposed the gag order.
But a copy of the post remained visible on his campaign website — though it appears to have escaped the attention of Justice Engoron until this week.
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