Merchan said Tuesday that he might jail Trump if he continues to defy the gag order, saying the fines allowed by New York law -- $1,000 per violation -- might not be enough to serve as a deterrent for the wealthy businessman-turned-politician.

: Jurors in the Trump hush money trial got a glimpse at how National Enquirer won the rights to former Playboy model Karen McDougal’s story of an alleged affair with The Apprentice host — all for the purpose of making sure that the claim never saw the light of day.

Witness testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial advanced on Tuesday with no fewer than three people taking the stand, including Gary Farro, who began testifying in the case last week. Among those called to the stand after defense attorneys concluded their cross-examination of Farro were the executive director of the C-SPAN archives and Keith Davidson,