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Trump Claims Gag Order Prevents Him From Testifying
Former President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 2, 2024 in New York City. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images
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Former President Donald Trump appears in court during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 2, 2024 in New York City. (Jeenah Moon-Pool/Getty Images)
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What to Know
Trump Removes Social Media Posts That Judge Says Violated Gag Order
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By Jack Phillips
Trump Removes Social Media Posts That Judge Says Violated Gag Order
Former President Donald Trump appears in court during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on April 30, 2024. Victor J. Blue-Pool/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump removed multiple social media and website posts on Tuesday to comply with a judge’s order.

Earlier Tuesday, Judge Juan Merchan ordered the former president to remove seven posts on Truth Social and two on his campaign website, alleging they violated a gag order. He also held President Trump in contempt of the court and fined him $9,000 for the posts.

He told the former president that the offending posts must be removed by 2:15 p.m. ET. The posts were removed by that time.

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Former President Donald Trump appears in court during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 30, 2024, in New York City. Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images
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