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Former President Donald Trump and Judge Juan Merchan's clash over a gag order in his hush money trial amounts to a criminal courthouse "game of chicken" that could have dire consequences, one reporter said Monday.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Monday, Washington Post reporter Devin Barrett reminded viewers Trump has repeatedly violated the gag order in his ongoing trial in Manhattan criminal court, where he faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments.

Former President Donald Trump's onetime press secretary appears unfazed by his former colleague Hope Hicks' tearful trial testimony in which she claimed he was responsible for a public statement denying money was paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Hogan Gidley appeared on CNN Monday afternoon to discuss with Jake Tapper a blockbuster moment in the Manhattan criminal court where Trump stands accused of falsifying business records to cover up hush money paid ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

A witness in Donald Trump's criminal trial Monday revealed that all personal checks from the ex-president's account were personally signed by him, reporters said.

This includes the "reimbursement" that he sent his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, after he allegedly paid adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about a sexual relationship with Trump.

Donald Trump was punished for his tenth violation of a gag order in his Manhattan criminal court trial Monday — but onlookers lashed out that the judge was not willing to go far enough.

The trial began its 12th day on Monday, with Judge Juan Merchan warning Trump yet again that he cannot intimidate witnesses or attack the jury — and making it clear that jail time was a real possibility for the next offense.

Legal analysts spent the 12th day of Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan discussing testimony from a controller from the Trump Organization about hush money payments.

Trump is accused of falsifying business records to cover up an alleged sexual relationship with adult film star Stormy Daniels.

"The View's" co-host, Alyssa Farah Griffin, trashed politicians desperate to be Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate Monday, saying they're compromising everything and lying about their background.

At the top of the show Monday, the hosts brought up the next installment of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's disastrous unveiling of her new book. Not only did she confess to shooting a puppy and a goat, she also lied about meeting Kim Jong Un and canceling a meeting with French President Emanuel Macron. In a statement, Macron's office said it never happened.

Donald Trump's former press secretary and top adviser Hope Hicks was likely the final witness on Friday as the 11th day of the Manhattan criminal trial continues.

Trump is on trial for 34 counts, which allege he falsified business records to cover up hush money he sent to adult movie star Stormy Daniels to silence her claims she'd had an affair with him. Hicks gave the court a possible motive Trump had for the payment, legal analysts explained.

MANHATTAN CRIMINAL COURT — Former Donald Trump campaign press secretary Hope Hicks took the stand Friday to answer questions about what she heard during the final month of the 2016 campaign.

She explained that she was working for Trump when the "Access Hollywood" tape was revealed, with Trump bragging he could grab women without consent, Raw Story reported from the courtroom.

MANHATTAN CRIMINAL COURT — Donald Trump started the 11th day of his criminal trial visibly annoyed with his lawyer.

From inside the courtroom, Raw Story observed Donald Trump throwing a file in front of his lawyer, Emil Bove, as he questioned an investigator about his messages taken from his ex-attorney Michael Cohen's cell phone.