Trump faces potential punishment for violating gag order as hush money trial resumes: Live updates

Donald Trump on Tuesday is expected to be threatened with thousands of dollars in fines — and potentially jail time — for denigrating anticipated witnesses and jurors in his hush-money case in violation of a gag order. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is expected to hear arguments from prosecutors requesting that the former president be held in criminal contempt for almost a dozen violations of his order prohibiting him from publicly attacking trial participants in the last week alone. The DA’s office has requested thousands of dollars in sanctions...