"Judge Upholds $10,000 Fine on Trump for Violating Gag Order in Fraud Trial"

A New York judge has upheld his decision to fine former President Donald Trump $10,000 for violating a gag order during his civil fraud trial. The judge, Justice Arthur Engoron, fined Trump for a second time after he made an apparent reference to his top clerk in comments to the media outside the courtroom. Trump's lawyer argued that the statement was not directed at the clerk, but the judge disagreed, stating that it was "clear" Trump was referring to his clerk. The gag order was imposed after Trump shared the name and photo of the judge's top clerk on social media and suggested she was politically biased. Trump is accused of inflating his assets in the lawsuit filed by New York Attorney Letitia James.