Judge in Trump Fraud Trial Says Defense Team Violated Gag Order

Need2Know Headlines

Attorneys in former president Trump's civil fraud trial could face serious punishment from the judge for violating a gag order. Judge Arthur Engeron ordered Trump's team to remove a post on truth social that attacked his clerk but it was kept up for some time. The judge said this, I will now provide defendants an opportunity to explain why this blatant violation of this gag order should not result in serious sanctions including financial penalties and or possibly imprisonment. Trump's attorneys apologized saying it was inadvertent that the post remained online.