Trump Faces Possible $10,000 Contempt Fine as Trial Resumes
Posted on AllSides April 30th, 2024
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Dave Sanders for The New York Times
As Donald J. Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial enters a third and crucial week, new witnesses will shed light on a hush-money deal struck in the final days of his 2016 presidential campaign. The judge will also weigh a request to hold the former president in contempt.
Mr. Trump, the first former president to face criminal prosecution, is accused of falsifying records to cover up the hush-money payment, which was made to a porn star, Stormy Daniels. The $130,000 payment — made by Mr. Trump’s fixer, Michael D. Cohen — silenced...
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