The DOJ is urging a federal judge to hold Trump’s legal team in contempt of court over their failure to adhere to a subpoena that was issued earlier this year.
When Trump left office in January 2021, the National Archives and Records Administration tried to get Trump to return documents that agency officials knew he had taken. Trump refused to comply with their requests for almost a year, only relenting late in 2021, when the agency threatened to involve Congress in the matter.
In January 2022, after NARA retrieved some of the records from Mar-a-Lago, officials alerted the Justice Department that some of the documents were marked as classified. The DOJ filed a subpoena in May, which it executed in June, demanding that Trump turn over all classified documents he had taken from the White House and affirm that no additional materials were in his possession, which a lawyer did on his behalf.
When video surveillance and other evidence indicated that the former president was still keeping classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, the DOJ obtained a warrant to search the property, finding more than 100 additional documents in Trump’s possession, including in his personal living quarters. If Judge Howell agrees with the DOJ’s assertion that Trump’s legal team should be held in contempt of court,, potentially in the form of a fine.
Some legal experts believe that the DOJ’s request is a strong indication that Trump may face additional charges in the future.
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