Analysis | Jailing Trump for contempt in hush money trial could spell political trouble for ex-presidentIf the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial is to be taken at his word, America could be careening toward an unprecedented moment: A former US president behind bars.Justice Juan Merchan on Monday threatened Trump with jail time for repeatedly violating a gag order in the criminal case under way in Manhattan, although Merchan said it is a step he is reluctant to take.Jailing Trump would almost certainly inflame his already loyal base of supporters and in their minds further Trump’s narrative that he...