Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro found guilty of contempt of Congress Thursday, September 7 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A jury has found former Trump adviser Peter Navarro guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena issued in February 2022 by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.Navarro, who under Donald Trump was director of the White... Read More.
Deliberations underway in ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress trial Thursday, September 7 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Jury deliberations are underway Thursday in the trial of former Trump adviser Peter Navarro on charges of defying a subpoena issued in February 2022 by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.Navarro, who under Donald Trump was director of... Read More.
Jury seated in former Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress trial Tuesday, September 5 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A jury has been selected in the trial of former Trump adviser Peter Navarro on charges that he defied a subpoena for testimony and documents issued in February 2022 by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.Fourteen jurors... Read More.
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s contempt trial to begin Tuesday Tuesday, September 5 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro will go to trial Tuesday on criminal charges that he defied a subpoena for testimony and documents issued in February 2022 by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.The House... Read More.
Rikers Island jail violence not addressed, NYC should be held in contempt: Fed monitor Monday, July 10 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge should consider holding New York City and its Department of Correction in contempt for failing to adequately address security, management and discipline at the problem-plagued Rikers Island jail complex, a court-appointed monitor recommended Monday in a new report.The... Read More.
Montana judge holds state health department in contempt over transgender birth certificate law Wednesday, June 28 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A Montana judge permanently struck down a law making it more difficult for transgender people to change their sex on their birth certificate and held the state health department in contempt for disregarding court orders.The 2021 bill -- which was signed... Read More.
Rep. McCaul on contempt proceedings for Secretary Blinken: ‘I am prepared to move forward’ Sunday, May 14 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said Sunday the House Committee on Foreign Affairs will continue to pursue contempt charges for Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Congress subpoenaed Blinken to turn over the dissent cable regarding the withdrawal of American personnel in 2021."I am prepared... Read More.
Blinken facing contempt of Congress threat over cable tied to Afghanistan withdrawal Tuesday, May 9 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is threatening to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt if he doesn't turn over subpoenaed documents tied to the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, marking a significant escalation in the months-long standoff... Read More.
DOJ asks federal judge to hold Trump team in contempt over classified documents Friday, December 9 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice has urged a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to hold former President Trump’s team in contempt of court for failing to comply fully with a May subpoena for all documents with classification markings in his possession, sources familiar... Read More.
DOJ seeks six months in prison, $200K fine for Steven Bannon over contempt conviction Monday, October 17 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to sentence Steve Bannon, adviser to former President Donald Trump, to six months in prison and make him pay a $200,000 fine for his conviction on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, according... Read More.