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 nan gag bid imposed upon him successful his criminal trial. 

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

Merchan imposed a gag bid connected Trump earlier nan proceedings began, ordering that Trump cannot make aliases nonstop others to make nationalist statements astir witnesses pinch respect to their imaginable information aliases astir counsel successful nan lawsuit – different than Bragg – aliases astir tribunal staff, DA unit aliases family members of staff.

Merchan besides ordered that Trump cannot make aliases nonstop others to make nationalist statements astir immoderate prospective juror aliases chosen juror. But connected Saturday, he fto loose pinch 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 based on successful nan first week of nan proceedings that Trump violated his gag bid much than 7 times and that he should salary a $1,000 good each for immoderate of nan instances. Bragg, successful his motion, urged nan judge to pass nan erstwhile president that different usurpation could beryllium punishable by up to 30 days of incarceration.

Trump and his defense attorneys person based on that nan erstwhile president and presumptive Republican statesmanlike nominee should not beryllium bound by nan gag order, saying it violates his First Amendment authorities arsenic good arsenic nan First Amendment authorities 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 nan extremity of tribunal connected Monday that nan proceeding connected nan gag bid must decorativeness by 11 a.m. Tuesday. If further clip is needed, Merchan said he will region nan proceeding and proceed astatine a later date.

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

Pecker took nan guidelines 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 charismatic Joshua Steinglass connected Monday earlier tribunal ended for nan day.

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

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

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Blanche connected Monday said location was thing forbidden done, and he based on that Trump was protecting himself against mendacious allegations. 

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

"Trump fought backmost to protect 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 pinch 34 counts of falsifying business records successful nan first degree. The charges are related to alleged hush money payments made to big movie character Stormy Daniels up of nan 2016 statesmanlike election.

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