'Going forward, this court will have to consider a jail sanction,' the judge told Trump Monday.
Former President Trump appears in court during his New York criminal trial on May 6 in New York City . Photo: Steven Hirsch-Pool/Getty Imagesthat Trump's "continued willful violations of this court's orders threaten the administration of justice and constitute a direct attack on the rule of law.
Prosecutors have argued that Trump has repeatedly violated the gag order in the case, including through Trump's social media posts that appear to attack key witnesses in the case. Merchan during the hearing last week warned that he would "impose an incarceratory punishment" if Trump continued to violate the gag order in the case.Trump's social media posts follow him to courthouse
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