Merchan imposed a gag order on Trump before the trial ... Merchan said he will pause the hearing and continue at a later date. TRUMP TRIAL: FORMER PRESIDENT 'INNOCENT,' SAYS DEFENSE AS DA ALLEGES ...

A hearing on the matter grew heated ... In his New York civil fraud trial, the judge imposed a gag order on Trump that blocked him from making public remarks about court staff.

The trial judge, Arthur Engoron, imposed the gag order Oct. 3 after ... At an emergency hearing Thursday, Friedman questioned Engoron’s authority to police what Trump says outside the courtroom.

On the trial’s first day, Mr Trump’s Truth Social account posted ... At 10.57am ET, shortly after the gag order hearing ended, his Truth Social account fired off a new post railing against ...

Former President Trump was fined $10,000 on Wednesday for violating a gag order for a second time ... During a break in the trial, Trump told reporters, “this judge is a very partisan judge, with a ...