Trump fined $10,000 over comment outside court in his New York civil fraud trial

(25 Oct 2023)
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New York - 25 October 2023
1. Former US President Donald Trump exiting courtroom towards reporters
HEADLINE: TRUMP FINED $10,000 OVER COMMENT OUTSIDE COURT
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, former US President:
"He's (Michael Cohen, former Trump attorney and fixer) been proven to be a liar. That's been proven very loudly and clearly. He is a convicted felon who lied, went to jail for lying. And this is their only witness. When you think about it, it's pretty amazing."
ANNOTATION: Donald Trump was fined $10,000 on Wednesday after a judge concluded that the former president had violated a limited gag order in his civil fraud trial.
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, former US President:
" This was a trial that should never have been brought. But if we had a jury, it would have been fair, at least. Even it was somewhat negative jury because no negative jury will go against me. Because this judge is a very partisan judge with a person who is very partisan sitting alongside of him, and perhaps even much more partisan than he is."
ANNOTATION: It was the second time in less than a week that Trump was penalized for his out-of-court comments. Judge Arthur Engoron summoned Trump to testify about his comment to reporters about “a person who’s very partisan sitting alongside” the judge. Trump and his lawyers said that comment was about witness Michael Cohen, a former Trump lawyer, and not about the clerk.
4. Former Trump attorney and fixer Michael Cohen exits courtroom
ANNOTATION: Trump told the judge from the witness stand that his remark about partisans was aimed at “you and Cohen.”
5. Trump walking away
STORYLINE:
The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial fined the former president $10,000 on Wednesday, saying Trump violated a limited gag order barring personal attacks on court staffers.

The fine came after Trump was called to the witness stand to explain his comment outside the courtroom about “a person who’s very partisan sitting alongside” the judge in the case, Judge Arthur Engoron.

Weeks ago, Engoron ordered all participants in the trial not to comment publicly about his staff. The narrow gag order imposed on Oct. 3 came after Trump made a social media post maligning the judge’s principal law clerk, who sits beside Engoron in court.

The judge ordered Trump to take down that post and Trump did. But it lingered on his campaign website for weeks, prompting a $5,000 fine for Trump on Friday.

Trump and his lawyers said his comment Wednesday was about witness Michael Cohen, not the clerk.

Three of Trump’s attorneys objected to the fine, insisting that the comment was referring to Cohen, and they reiterated Trump's claim that the judge’s law clerk was unfairly biased.

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