Trump trial: Hearing on gag order violations; David Pecker to resume testimony

• The New York hush money trial of Donald Trump is set to resume with a hearing on whether the former president should be held in contempt for violating his gag order.
• The trial will then continue testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, a key player in the alleged "catch and kill" scheme to influence the 2016 election.
• Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records as part of an effort to silence porn star Stormy Daniels from speaking about an alleged sexual tryst with Trump years earlier.

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The New York hush money trial of Donald Trump is set to resume Tuesday with testimony from its first witness, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker.

But before Pecker returns to the stand, prosecutors and Trump's attorneys are set to argue whether the former president should be held in contempt for allegedly violating his gag order 10 times in online posts.

Seven of those posts came during last week's jury selection process. Most either referenced, or linked to articles referencing, Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, a key witness in the Manhattan Supreme Court trial.

One of Trump's posts on Truth Social echoed a claim from Fox News host Jesse Watters that "undercover Liberal Activists" are "lying to the Judge in order to get on the Trump Jury."

The posts "unquestionably relate to known witnesses and prospective jurors in this criminal trial" in violation of Trump's gag order, a state prosecutor wrote in a court filing Thursday.

The prosecutors want Judge Juan Merchan to hold Trump in contempt. If that happens, Merchan could technically impose punishments ranging from a small fine up to 30 days in county jail, though it is unlikely