Prosecutors in Trump’s case say he should be punished for violating gag order

Prosecutors in the hush money trial of former US president Donald Trump say the 2024 frontrunner should be punished for violating his gag order. They have asked a judge to fine Mr Trump for criticising expected trial witnesses, including Stormy Daniels and his former lawyer, Michael Cohen. Judge Juan Merchan claimed Mr Trump’s legal team was losing credibility after they claimed a series of social media posts were just responses to political attacks on Mr Trump. Mr Trump appeared a short time after day two of the trial, reiterating his belief the case is an unconstitutional “sham”. “They can talk about me, they can say whatever they want, they can lie, but I’m not allowed to say anything,” he said. “I don’t think anybody has ever seen anything like this.”