Donald Trump fined in US court

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been fined for violating A gag order in his New York hush money case. Let’s go live to US correspondent Jonathan Kearsley. John. He’s also been warned he could be jailed. That’s right, call he has. He could face up to 30 days behind bars for further violations of a gag order. A judge this morning finding him in contempt of the gag order that essentially prevented Donald Trump from talking about witnesses, jurors and other people associated with the hush money case that he’s right now at trial in New York. He’d been found in contempt 9 times, fined 1000 U.S. dollars each time. So probably small change for Donald Trump about 13,000 Australian dollars in total. But it’s the warning Judge Merchant issued in his findings saying that Donald Trump could be jailed for up to 30 days for further violations And. There could be more ways ahead because Donald Trump faces a further gag order hearing on Thursday in two days time where he faces accusations that he violated that order another four times. Going into court this morning, this is what Donald Trump had to say about the judge. Everybody knows this trial is a scam. It’s a scam. The judge should be recused and he should recuse himself Today. It’s the most recusable judge I’ve been schooled. Recusal abuse and he should recuse himself today. Carl. As for the trial itself, on the stand today has been Keith Davidson. He is the lawyer for both Stormy Daniels, the woman at the centre of the harsh money payments right at the heart of this trial, and also Karen McDougal, a woman who said she had an affair with Donald Trump. And once again, we’ve been hearing. Plenty about Australian journalist Dylan Howard, who was the editor in chief of the National Enquirer at the time. It was carrying out a so-called catch and kill scheme in order to buy stories about Donald Trump and then bury them. The court has heard allegation or details of text messages between Davidson and Dylan Howard. One of them relates to a or series of them relates to the purchase of the story about Karen McDougal, Davidson writes. I can’t believe they were asking me to go back for another 25, but they are Deal is accepted at 150 K Can you do that? Dylan Howard replies, Expletive it not my money. I’ll ask. The trial continues. Thank you.