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 Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyJurors on Tuesday got the sense that Donald Trump isn't being prosecuted in New York for masterminding an airtight hush money deal—he's actually on trial for faking paperwork in a bungled rush job all because of his sloppy greed and his right hand man's desperation.
The third week of the former president's first criminal trial in New York City got underway with testimony from Keith Davidson, a Los Angeles lawyer who opened up about his sleazy world of hush money deals.
"It was very frustrating that it was on again, off again... delays in funding, cancellations, disengaging from clients," Davidson recalled.
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 Seth Winnig/Getty The third week of Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York got off to an aggressive start on Tuesday morning, when the former president was swiftly fined $9,000 by the judge for repeatedly making public comments about jurors and witnesses—ignoring the court's gag order that sought to stymie an ongoing MAGA intimidation campaign.
But when the judge's order was filed minutes later, it became clear the that Trump is also receiving a final warning: stop the threatening rhetoric or get a one-way ticket behind bars.
"Defendant is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate continued violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment," New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan wrote in his order.
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