Keith Davidson, who negotiated the $130,000 hush-money payment at the heart of the case, has begun testifying. Earlier, the judge overseeing the trial fined Donald J. Trump $9,000 and warned he could be jailed if he continued to violate his gag order.
It’s the maximum allowed per offense in New York. But now that he has been fined, the judge can escalate next time he violates the order.