Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial will continue at Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday after Judge Juan Merchan found the former president in contempt of court for a tenth time during Monday’s session.
The justice fined the defendant another $1,000 and warned him the next violation of his gag order would result in jail time.
The jury then heard from two more witnesses, Jeffrey McConney and Deborah Tarasoff, about the paper trail within the Trump Organization leading to Michael Cohen’s $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to ensure her silence about the sexual encounter she alleges she had with Mr Trump, which his inner circle feared could sink his presidential campaign in late 2016.
As the day drew to a close, the prosecution told Judge Merchan that they expect to be able to wrap up their case in about two weeks — an extensive list of witnesses remains to be called.
Yesterday’s hearing followed Friday’s emotional testimony from the former president’s one-time White House communication director Hope Hicks, who recounted the panic that set in when the notorious Access Hollywood tape first emerged.
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