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Judge finds Trump in contempt nine times over gag-order violations
A New York judge found Donald Trump in criminal contempt on April 30, 2024, for nine violations of the gag order in his Manhattan criminal case and imposed $9,000 in fines.
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Closing take
Trump spent April 30 acting like the rules were for other people and got a courtroom receipt for it. The bigger story, though, was that the criminal trial kept grinding forward anyway, which meant the damage was not just symbolic—it was cumulative.
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Trump held in contempt, fined $9,000 in Manhattan trial
On April 30, 2024, Judge Juan Merchan held Donald Trump in contempt and fined him $9,000 for nine gag-order violations in the Manhattan hush-money case. Testimony continued that day in the ongoing trial.