Following the imposition of a contempt of court fine on Tuesday against former President Donald Trump, legal experts have cautioned that a threatened jail term by the judge could lead to widespread upheaval.
Earlier in the day, New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan leveled a $9,000 fine against Trump for violating the terms of a previously imposed gag order.
In the written order, Merchan threatened, “Defendant is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment.”
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