Trump Fined and Confronted by Judge in Shakespearean Fraud Trial

Former President Donald Trump has been fined $10,000 by the judge in his civil fraud trial for violating a limited gag order that prohibited personal attacks on court staffers. The fine was imposed after Trump made a comment about "a person who's very partisan sitting alongside" the judge, which the judge deemed to be in violation of the order. Trump's lawyers argued that the comment was about witness Michael Cohen, not the judge's law clerk, but the judge expressed concerns about the disobedience of the court order. Trump denies any wrongdoing and claims the trial is a "pure political witch hunt."