Gag order: Someone on MSNBC today said Merchan could decide to jail trump but defer the time of [View all]

confinement until after the trial.

Don't know who it was because I was listening on TuneIn and didn't catch the entire discussion.

There was one person saying Merchan won't jail trump for violation of the gag order because it would delay the trial.

But another lawyer said Merchan can impose jail time - the amount and time of which would be determined at the end of the trial and time would be served after the trial, or even while the jury is deliberating.

This could be left hanging out there. So if trump keeps violating the gag order, he would know that Merchan is taking it into consideration when making a final determination of the jail time for the violations.