Trump wants his gag order lifted. Judge Merchan must say no.
Unsurprisingly, Trump could not help but violate the gag order repeatedly. Merchan held him in criminal contempt for willfully disobeying the order 10 times. The court imposed 10 $1,000 fines (the maximum allowed, but which Trump could easily afford) and warned Trump that incarceration was the likely next step if the violations continued.