Trump Cleared Of Contempt Charges In New York Attorney General’s Fraud Probe
Jon Dougherty June 30, 2022
Former President Donald Trump finally caught a break in what, to many of his supporters, appears to be another politically motivated investigation into him and his businesses.
A New York judge has cleared Trump of contempt charges in connection with a fraud investigation by state Attorney General Letitia James, CBS News reported.
Trump was held in contempt after refusing to hand over documents requested by James’ office in regards to the probe.
His April 25 contempt finding came after he contested a subpoena issued in December demanding that he hand over records related to his personal finances and the financing of several Trump Organization properties.
The former president, through attorneys, claimed that he did not have any materials responsive to James’ subpoena, which led to demands by the judge and by New York AG’s office that his attorneys provide explicit details about how they conducted their search.
“Although we are pleased that the court has lifted the contempt finding, we maintain that it was wholly unwarranted and improper in the first place,” Alina Habba, an attorney for Trump, said in a text message. “We will push ahead with our appeal to secure justice for our client.”
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