Judge Denies DOJ Request to Hold Donald Trump in Contempt

Judge Denies DOJ Request to Hold Donald Trump in Contempt

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A federal judge on Friday denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) request to hold former President Donald Trump in contempt for allegedly failing to comply with a grand jury subpoena.

Just in: Chief US judge for the District of Columbia Beryl Howell did not hold Trump office in contempt of court today over subpoena noncompliance and told the Trump legal team and DOJ to resolve the dispute themselves, per people familiar — story coming.

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) December 9, 2022

DOJ attorneys urged chief U.S. judge for the District of Columbia Beryl Howell to hold Trump in contempt for his alleged failure to comply with a subpoena issued in May that demanded Trump’s custodian of records turn over any documents marked classified that the former president had in his possession.

However, Team Trump turned over boxes and other federal records to federal law enforcement in January and June. The investigation into Trump’s handling of White House documents after his presidency ended led to August’s raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate, where the FBI seized hundreds of documents and other unrelated items from Trump’s home.

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Friday’s proceedings were under seal and not open to the public because they related to grand jury proceedings.

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Judge Howell reportedly urged the DOJ and Trump’s attorneys to resolve the issue themselves instead of involving the court.

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