Judge slaps Trump with $9,000 in fines -- and warns 'jail may be a necessary punishment'

New York Judge Juan Merchan has ruled in the dispute over whether former President Donald Trump violated the gag order in the Manhattan hush money trial. He has determined that Trump violated the order in at least nine separate instances.

The decision means that the former president will be fined $9,000 and will be forced to remove the offending posts that violated the gag order from his Truth Social page.

What's more, as flagged by legal reporter Adam Klasfeld, Merchan warned Trump...