Trump fending off accusations of 4 additional gag order violations

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Former President Trump's legal team is fending off accusations of him making four additional gag order violations Thursday.

Judge Juan Merchan fined Trump $9,000 for 9 separate violations on Tuesday, and prosecutors with Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg are now arguing he committed four others in comments outside the courtroom.

The prosecution pointed to four times where Trump commented on the jury in the trial, former lawyer Michael Cohen, and another witness, David Pecker, who testified last week.

Merchan's gag order, imposed on April 1, prohibits Trump from speaking publicly about witnesses, the jury, and their family members.

Trump blasted the gag order as "unconstitutional" in a statement on social media ahead of Thursday's trial. He has also attacked Merchan as a "conflicted" and "radical left" judge.