What you missed on Day 9 of Trump's trial: Gag order jail threat and testimony from Stormy Daniels' former lawyer

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59% : As he did for most of the day, Trump reacted to the reading of that text message with little emotion.
52% : Trump supporters pack the courtroomThe scene around Trump was notably different compared with previous trial days.
43% : Here's what you missed on Day 9 of the trial:Gag order gets teethTrial proceedings opened with Merchan fining Trump $9,000 for Truth Social and campaign posts that he ruled were in violation of an April 1 gag order.
43% : Trump often appeared stone-faced, at times whispering to his attorneys.
39% : Merchan said that the gag order was "lawful and unambiguous" and that Trump ran afoul of it by posting messages on social media that involved witnesses and making public comments about jurors.
36% : Both women alleged they had affairs with Trump in 2006.Davidson said he was subpoenaed to testify in the case and secured immunity.
36% : "Asked whether he ever believed Cohen would be the ultimate source of the payout, Davidson said, "Never prior to the funding," adding he figured it would be Trump or an affiliated entity.
35% : David McIntosh, a former congressman and the president of the conservative anti-tax group Club for Growth, was also seated behind Trump, along with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is dealing with his own yearslong legal troubles.
31% : The jury heard from four witnesses, including an attorney who helped broker the hush money agreements involving two women who alleged they had affairs with Trump.
29% : Hours after New York state Judge Juan Merchan said he had violated the order's prohibition against attacks on witnesses and jurors, Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, took to his Truth Social platform to call the trial "RIGGED" while attacking Merchan and vowing he would not stay quiet about the case.
28% : But Trump made it clear he was not about to go silent.
25% : When it came to the deal Cohen struck to keep Daniels silent about her allegation, Davidson told the court he suspected Trump would ultimately be the one providing the money.
16% : The most consequential moment of Tuesday’s trial proceedings happened just minutes after court began, when the judge held Donald Trump in criminal contempt over his social media posts and warned the former president that future violations could land him in jail.
12% : The reason Merchan said in his ruling that "jail may be a necessary punishment" was that his ability to fine Trump is limited under state law and that the $1,000 fine for each violation of the order was unlikely to deter Trump from breaking the order in the future.

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