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New York Justice Juan Merchan made it clear that Donald Trump would be arrested and imprisoned if he did not show up for a court hearing next week. Merchan’s warning came after Trump attorney Todd Blanche asked that his client be allowed to skip a hearing next Wednesday on possible gag order violations in his hush money trial. The order prevents Trump from talking about witnesses, court staff or their families. “Blanche says that the campaign has taken pains to schedule events on Wednesdays and asks Merchan if Trump be excused from any hearings that take place on Wednesdays, when the jury is i…

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