Politics Jan 10 Second judge finds Giuliani in contempt of court for lying about Georgia election workers By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Politics May 17 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as House GOP advances contempt charges over Biden audio The rapid sequence of events further inflamed tensions between House Republicans and the Justice Department, setting the stage for another round of bitter fighting between the two branches of government that seemed nearly certain to spill over into court. By Associated Press
Nation Mar 15 Judge mulls third contempt case against Arizona for failing to improve prison health care Judge Roslyn Silver says Arizona's system for providing medical and mental health care for the nearly 25,000 people in its state-run prisons remains "fundamentally lacking" and prisoners are at risk. By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press
Politics Jan 04 Trump’s lawyers want special counsel Jack Smith held in contempt in 2020 election interference case Prosecutors have acknowledged the deadlines in the case are on hold pending an appeal. But prosecutors say they'd continue meeting the deadlines to ensure the prompt resumption of the case once it's returned to the court. By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Dec 06 Republicans threaten contempt proceedings if Hunter Biden refuses to appear for deposition Hunter Biden has insisted that he will only testify to the House if it's in public. But in a letter sent to his attorney Wednesday, top Republicans told him that their subpoena for a closed-door deposition on Dec. 13 is… By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Nov 10 Steve Bannon appeals conviction in Jan. 6 committee contempt case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Bannon's attorney argued he didn't ignore the subpoena but was trying to avoid running afoul of executive privilege objections Trump had raised. Continue reading
Oct 20 Judge fines Trump $5,000 after post disparaging court staffer is found on campaign website By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Judge Arthur Engoron avoided holding Trump in contempt, for now, but reserved the right to do so — and possibly even put him in jail — if he continued to violate a gag order barring parties in the case from… Continue reading
Sep 07 Trump White House official Peter Navarro convicted of contempt after defying House Jan. 6 subpoena By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Thursday's verdict came after a short trial for Navarro, a trade adviser under President Donald Trump who later promoted the Republican's baseless claims of 2020 election voter fraud. Continue reading
Jul 06 Trump property appraiser held in contempt in New York civil probe By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A company that has performed hundreds of property appraisals for Trump has been held in contempt of court for missing a deadline to turn over documents in the New York attorney general's civil investigation into the former president's business practices. Continue reading
Apr 29 Donald Trump, fighting daily contempt fines, says he doesn’t have requested records By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Donald Trump's lawyers have provided a New York judge with an affidavit in which the former president claims he didn't turn over subpoenaed documents to the state attorney general's office because he doesn't have them. Continue reading