NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court and set in motion $10,000 daily fines Monday for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state’s attorney general as part of a civil investigation into his business dealings.
Highlights
- A New York judge found former president Donald Trump in contempt of court for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state’s attorney general as part of a civil investigation into his business dealings.
- Trump lawyer Alina Habba said in a statement that the ruling will be appealed.
- Judge Arthur Engoron said a contempt finding was appropriate because Trump and his lawyers hadn’t shown they had conducted a proper search for records sought by the subpoena.
- Trump has been fighting attorney general Letitia James in court over her investigation, which he has called a politically motivated “witch hunt” James has been conducting a lengthy investigation into the Trump Organization.