Trump faces potential punishment for violating gag order in hush money trial
Published in Political News
Pecker is testifying under a subpoena and received immunity years ago when American Media admitted to paying off McDougal and the doorman in a nonprosecution agreement in Cohen’s federal case.
In that case, Cohen admitted to violating campaign finance laws by paying porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to stay silent about a decade-old one-night stand and an assortment of other crimes. He was sentenced to three years.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felonies alleging he repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records in 2017 in paying back Cohen for the hush money payoff to Daniels as part of a wide-ranging scheme to defraud voters.
At the end of the day’s proceedings, Trump launched into a hallway diatribe before reporters, lambasting the judge and the gag order.
“They can say whatever they want. They can lie. But I’m not allowed to say anything,” Trump said.
“I’d love to talk to you people. I’d love to say everything that’s on my mind.”
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