Judge threatens Donald Trump with prison if he continues to intimidate witnesses. In the courtroom, the ex-president is silently experiencing a loss of control, outside he is struggling as ever. About a man in two worlds.
Donald Trump has the warning in writing in his hands. There are eight pages, black and white. The ex-president finds the decisive words on page seven: “It must be examined whether a prison sentence could be a necessary punishment in some cases,” writes judge Juan Merchan. An ex-president in jail because he bullies on social media? This would be an unprecedented escalation even in the age of Donald Trump.
The 77-year-old will now have to pay a fine of $9,000 – peanuts for someone like him. But what if Trump continues to ignore the judicial requirements and continues to intimidate witnesses or court employees? If that happens, Merchan wants to at least consider a prison sentence.