Trump just can't help himself: Former president rips 'hush money' jury on eve ... trends now On the first day of his New York 'hush money' trial, Donald Trump appears to have breached his gag order by criticizing the jury during an interview Judge Juan Merchan had prohibited Trump from attacking jurors or making public statements about them Trump commented about the jury being predominantly Democrats - a hearing will be held on Tuesday to determine if Trump should face contempt charges By James Gordon For Dailymail.com Published: 02:07 BST, 23 April 2024 | Updated: 02:13 BST, 23 April 2024 Viewcomments Donald Trump looks to have already violated his gag order on the very first day of his New York 'hush money' trial. During an interview on Steve Bannon's network Real America's Voice, Trump attacked the jury. Judge Juan Merchan had already implemented a gag order barring Trump from attacking witnesses, jurors, trial prosecutors and some others. 'That jury was picked so fast. 95 percent are Democrats. The area is mostly all Democrat. You think of it as a purely Democrat area. It's a very unfair situation that I can tell you,' Trump said during the interview. On the first day of his New York 'hush money' trial, Donald Trump appears to have breached his gag order by criticizing the jury during an interview Trump commented about the jury being predominantly Democrats - a hearing will be held on Tuesday to determine if Trump should face contempt charges Judge Merchan had specifically ordered Trump not to make any public statements about jurors sitting on his trial. The order stipulates how Trump would be in violation for: 'making or directing others to make public statements about any prospective juror or any juror in this criminal proceeding.' Judge Merchan has now scheduled hearing for Tuesday morning to consider prosecutors’ arguments that Trump has violated his gag order - and that he should be held in contempt. The hearing will be held outside the presence of the jury. Steve BannonDonald Trump Share or comment on this article: Trump just can't help himself: Former president rips 'hush money' jury on eve of contempt hearing that could put him in jail for violating gag order All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility