Donald Trump Held In Civil Contempt Amid Subpoena Fight With NY AG

New York City NY

25 April, 2022

1:14 PM

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NEW YORK CITY — Former President Trump must shell out $10,000 a day after a judge found him in contempt of court amid a legal fight with New York's attorney general. Trump failed to adequately respond to a subpoena from Attorney General Letitia James as part of a civil probe into his business dealings, Judge Arthur Engoron found. "Mr. Trump, I know you take your business seriously and I take mine seriously," Engoron said at a Monday hearing, according to a CNN report. "I hereby hold you in civil contempt and fine you $10,000 per day until you purge that contempt." The contempt order is designed to force Trump to comply with James' investigation. Trump, a Republican, has raged over James' probe and called it a Democratic "witch hunt." James, for her part, has pressed forward with what she called a "lawful" investigation into potentially shady business dealings and practices by Trump and his company. She requested the court hold Trump in contempt after he missed a March 31 court-imposed deadline to turn over documents. "Today, justice prevailed," she said in a statement. "For years, Donald Trump has tried to evade the law and stop our lawful investigation into him and his company's financial dealings. Today's ruling makes clear: No one is above the law." Trump spokespeople did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Associated Press. The Associated Press contributed to this report.