Earlier this week, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan found defendant Donald Trump in criminal contempt of court for nine violations of the gag order imposed on him in March. The judge threatened jail time if Trump continues to violate the order, writing, “Defendant is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment.” While Trump was barred from slandering witnesses, jurors, court staff, and prosecutors under the gag order, the MAGA…