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"Thanks to NY's strict laws about media access, the trial has precisely the wrong level of exposure for Trump. It's not totally behind closed doors, so he can’t just lie about what transpired. But no cameras also means he can’t turn things into a circus." www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-criminal-hush-money-trial-pecker-stormy

Judge Merchan to Trump's lawyer: "You're telling me the scrutiny is outrageous, but nobody's forcing him" to talk to the press in the hall. "The entire area has been set up the way it has been set up so that your client, who is a candidate for president," can exercise his…

In the gag order hearing, Judge Merchan says Trump's remarks about a single witness could influence them all. "It's about what everybody else … sees Mr. Trump saying and not saying. It goes to the integrity of the proceedings."

Donald Trump has been held in contempt of court and fined for violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about individuals connected to his New York hush-money case. The judge warned he could be jailed if he does it again. apnews.com/article/trump-stormy-daniels-hush-money-election-2024-d2f9badee0b28a60d32bc98c0d4e783f