The judge in the Donald Trump hush money case ruled Tuesday that the former U.S. president has violated nine gag orders that bar him from making public statements about witnesses and jurors. Judge Juan M. Merchan fined Trump $1,000 for each of the violations, and said that he will be jailed if he continues the conduct.
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