someone else s bad behavior as he has never denied actually making those posts and she has actually acknowledged that he is the author of his truth social posts. the timing of the violations may also be an issue at this contempt hearing. the d.a.s office included the dates and times of offending posts, some of them suggesting that trump was actually posting from inside of the courthouse while the trial was proceeding. those of you concerned about the timing of this hearing considering jury selection and opening statements on monday, new york judiciary law seven 51 states that if the contempt is committed in the immediate view and presence of the court, the defendant may be punished summarily. were not so committed, the defendant charged must be notified of the accusation and have a reasonable time to make a defense. so, to comply, judge merchan set the hearing for tuesday morning at 9:30. that will be that reasonable time for trump to make a defense. but, remember how judge merchan ord
gone. listen, we haven t seen anything, yet. maybe we will, but that april 1st gag order clearly put trump on notice that if he violates it, he could be sanctioned, pursuant to new york judiciary law 751. let s go back to section 751. it states that punishment for a contempt may be by fine, not exceeding $1000, or by imprisonment, not exceeding 30 days, or both, in the discretion of the court. the prosecution seeks a $1000 fine for each violation and for trump to have to remove the offending post. in the original motion for contempt, they asked the judge to warn trump that if he continued to violate the gag order that trump could be put in jail for up to 30 days. there is also the request for other such relief as the court deems just and proper. that opens the door for judge merchan to craft creative penalties for trump that would send the right message. on tuesday, judge merchan has the opportunity to protect the integrity of this trial. trump should be punished for his flagrant dis
who has, by law, secret service protection paid for by the taxpayers of this country. you put them in a cell and have secret service agents in an adjoining cell? do you have them sitting outside? does he have to forcibly waive his right to secret service protection? those are complicated questions, but i think that is a reason why the judge will be ultimately reluctant to impose that kind of punishment. the only thing i will say before i say goodbye, is something is unprecedented until it is precedence. right? that is true. maybe judge juan merchan will create precedents for a former president of the united states on tuesday. thank you so much for joining us, especially on a saturday. it is good to see you. thank you, katie. good to be with you. still to come on the katie phang show , a trail of two campaigns, president biden on the campaign trail this week while donald trump reportedly dozing off in a manhattan courtroom. the impact of that split screen. could it have as bi
above the law, including donald trump. that principle will be tested on tuesday morning, when judge juan merchan conducts a hearing to determine whether trump should be held in criminal contempt of court for willfully violating the april 1st, 2024 expanded gag order. that, among other things, prohibits trump from making public statements about witnesses and their involvement in the trial about prospective jurors. the manhattan d.a. alleges that trump knowingly violated the gag order 10 different times. here is the critical timeline for you. march 26, judge juan merchan enters that original gag order. april 1st, judge merchan enters an expanded judge order after trump attacks judge merchan family online. april 8, trump seeks appellate relief from that gag order. but, on april 9th, an appellate court justice relies denies and that really spread on april 10th, trump attacks michael cohen and stormy daniels untruth social. on april 13th, attacking true
is no answer to it. it is true. fernand, thank you so much for being here, as always, for giving us some really kind of clear insight on what is going on out there in decision 2024. coming up, we are going to have equal justice under the law. that fundamental principle of our justice system will be put to the ultimate test on tuesday, when the judge overseeing trump s new york election interference trial decides if the former president, once again, violated his gag order. i am going to explain, coming up, next. up, next. yeah. i mean, he does look happy. when you ve got questions, chewy s got answers. too happy? ask the chewy vet team. how much is too much catnip? chat with our vet team for free. [thud] [purring] that grimy film on your teeth? dr. g? ( ) it s actually the buildup of plaque bacteria which can cause cavities. most toothpastes quit working in minutes. but crest pro-health s antibacterial fluoride protects all day. it stops cavities before they start. crest. ava: i wa