(NEXSTAR) — Donald Trump was found to be in criminal contempt Monday after the judge in his hush-money trial determined the former president had violated his gag order once again.

Judge Juan M. Merchan ordered Trump to pay a $1,000 fine — marking the tenth such fine that Trump has been issued for violating an order that bars what he can say about those involved in the case, including witnesses and jurors.

The latest ruling came in response to comments Trump made on April 22, during which Trump claimed on a conservative news program that the trial was being rushed, and the jury selection had been “unfair.”

"You know [the judge is] rushing the trial like crazy,” Trump said during the April 22 news segment, according to the judge’s decision. “Nobody's ever seen a thing go like this. That jury was picked so fast — 95%........

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