Manhattan prosecutors asked a judge to fine Donald Trump for his attacks on potential witnesses in the New York hush money case, as jury selection was set to begin in the first criminal trial against a former US president.
A lawyer for district attorney Alvin Bragg told the court on Monday morning that Trump had violated a gag order that had previously been imposed to limit what he could say about people involved in the trial, in at least three social media posts published in the past few days. They asked the judge to fine Trump $1,000 per post and warn him that further violations could result in jail time.
The case stems from the first criminal indictment brought against Trump, who was accused last year of falsifying records of payments made to buy the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.
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