"Trump Takes Aim at Potential Witnesses Despite Gag Order Ahead of Criminal Trial"

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"Trump Takes Aim at Potential Witnesses Despite Gag Order Ahead of Criminal Trial"
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Former President Donald Trump targeted two likely witnesses in his upcoming New York hush money trial, Michael Cohen and Mark Pomerantz, in violation of a gag order. The trial, set to begin jury selection on Monday, involves 34 counts related to falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels in 2016. Trump's public statements about the witnesses have repeatedly tested the limits of the gag order, leading to potential consequences.

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