Donald Trump held in contempt in New York legal battle

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Donald Trump held in contempt in New York legal battle

By Naveel Krishant

26/04/2022

Former US President Donald Trump[Image: The San Diego Union Tribune]

A US judge has held former President Donald Trump in contempt for failing to turn over files for an investigation into his business practices.

The judge has ordered Trump pay a fine of US $10,000 per day until he complies.

New York Attorney General Letitia James had asked the court to hold Trump in contempt after he missed a March deadline to present certain documents.

The former president's lawyer had called the motion "frivolous".

James, a Democrat, opened a civil inquiry in 2019 into claims that - before he took office - Trump had inflated the value of his assets to banks when seeking loans.

[Source: BBC]

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