Trump Fined $10,000 by Judge Over Second Gag Order Violation (3)

Donald Trump was fined $10,000 for his second violation of a gag order in New York state’s $250 million civil fraud trial against him, after a judge unexpectedly called the former president to the stand and ruled his explanation of comments made outside the courtroom “not credible.”

Justice Arthur Engoron issued the fine Wednesday in Manhattan after Trump told the press during a short break that the person “sitting alongside” the judge was “very partisan.” That violated an Oct. 3 order barring Trump from publicly discussing Engoron’s law clerk, the judge said. Last week, Trump was fined $5,000 for breaching ...