Trump trial to resume with gag order arguments, testimony from ex-National Enquirer publisher

Judge Juan Merchan is expected to perceive arguments Tuesday connected whether erstwhile President Trump violated the gag bid imposed upon him successful his transgression trial. 

The erstwhile president and presumptive Republican statesmanlike nominee volition beryllium back successful court Tuesday with his attorneys astatine 9:30 a.m. arsenic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and prosecutors allege helium violated the gag bid successful the proceedings by posting connected societal media.

Merchan imposed a gag bid connected Trump earlier the proceedings began, ordering that Trump cannot marque oregon nonstop others to marque nationalist statements astir witnesses with respect to their imaginable information oregon astir counsel successful the lawsuit – different than Bragg – oregon astir tribunal staff, DA unit oregon household members of staff.

Merchan besides ordered that Trump cannot marque oregon nonstop others to marque nationalist statements astir immoderate prospective juror oregon chosen juror. But connected Saturday, helium fto escaped with an all-caps rant connected his societal media platform.

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Former President Trump and Judge Juan Merchan (Angela Weiss/AFP via AP | Pool/AP)

Bragg argued successful the archetypal week of the proceedings that Trump violated his gag bid much than 7 times and that helium should wage a $1,000 good each for immoderate of the instances. Bragg, successful his motion, urged the justice to pass the erstwhile president that different usurpation could beryllium punishable by up to 30 days of incarceration.

Trump and his defence attorneys person argued that the erstwhile president and presumptive Republican statesmanlike nominee should not beryllium bound by the gag order, saying it violates his First Amendment rights arsenic good arsenic the First Amendment rights of his supporters. 

Former President Trump, flanked by lawyer Todd Blanche, arrives astatine Manhattan Criminal Court successful New York City connected April 22, 2024. (Angela Weiss/Pool via Reuters)

Merchan said astatine the extremity of tribunal connected Monday that the proceeding connected the gag bid indispensable decorativeness by 11 a.m. Tuesday. If further clip is needed, Merchan said helium volition intermission the proceeding and proceed astatine a aboriginal date.

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Then, Merchan is expected to invitation the assemblage successful astatine 11 a.m. to perceive grounds from the prosecution’s archetypal witness, David Pecker, the erstwhile American Media CEO and National Enquirer publisher.

Pecker took the basal for a little play aft opening arguments were delivered Monday.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg arrives astatine Manhattan Criminal Court successful New York City connected April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Pecker answered questions from Bragg authoritative Joshua Steinglass connected Monday earlier tribunal ended for the day.

Prosecutors reason that Pecker, Trump and erstwhile Trump lawyer Michael Cohen "formed a conspiracy to influence" the 2016 predetermination by employing a "catch & kill" strategy to guarantee antagonistic stories were not published astir Trump.

During the defense, Trump lawyer Todd Blanche declared that the erstwhile president "is innocent."

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Blanche connected Monday said determination was thing amerciable done, and helium argued that Trump was protecting himself against mendacious allegations. 

Former President Trump leaves Trump Tower connected his mode to tribunal connected April 22, 2024, successful New York City. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

"Trump fought backmost to support his family, reputation, brand," Blanche said. "And that is not a crime." 

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Trump, the presumptive Republican statesmanlike nominee, has been charged by Bragg with 34 counts of falsifying concern records successful the archetypal degree. The charges are related to alleged hush wealth payments made to big movie histrion Stormy Daniels up of the 2016 statesmanlike election.

Trump has pleaded not blameworthy to each counts. He has blasted the proceedings arsenic axenic politics, a "political persecution," and helium maintains his innocence. The erstwhile president, the archetypal ever to beryllium a suspect successful a transgression trial, vowed to "tell the truth" if helium takes the stand.