January 6th hearings on Trump's failed insurrection.

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Trump Slams Court Contempt Ruling Imposing $10K Daily Fines as 'Totally Unfair'
Former President Donald Trump shot back against a court ruling that rejected his request to stay a contempt order from the New York attorney general's office on Tuesday, characterizing the decision as "totally unfair" and a "witch hunt."

In a Save America press release, he wrote:

"After handing over millions of pages of documents, perhaps more than any person or entity has ever given before, there is nothing that can be done to satisfy the racist Attorney General of New York State, failed Gubernatorial candidate Letitia James, or the New York State Courts which are biased, unyielding, and totally unfair.

"With rampant and record setting crime, a 42.8% increase over last year was just announced, and every other unimaginable problem, no wonder everyone is leaving the State, including businesses left and right.

"This is a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in history, and it should not be allowed to continue," Trump continued. "It is a politically driven Scam the likes of which has never been seen before. If I wasn't leading in every poll by substantial numbers, this persecution would have long ago ended. The good news is, I have done nothing wrong!"

In a three-page order from Tuesday, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron formally imposed the daily fines of $10,000 against Trump, until the billionaire-turned-politician conditionally met the New York AG's subpoena terms at a satisfactory level.

"Mr. Trump has willfully disobeyed a lawful order of the court," Engoron reportedly wrote.

On April 25, Trump was originally found in contempt by Engoron for failing to comply with a subpoena from state Attorney General James, who is& ;seeking records of the business dealings of the Trump Organization.

Trump had asked the Appellate Division of the First Judicial Department to stay Engoron's contempt order, pending the appeal. However, that division denied the stay request, according to a New York AG spokesman.

James' office has alleged, among other things, that the ex-president overstated the value of his properties and his personal worth in representations he made to lenders, insurers and other prominent real estate figures, according to The Washington Post and other outlets.

Trump Slams Court Contempt Ruling Imposing $10K Daily Fines as 'Totally Unfair'

Former President Donald Trump shot back against a court ruling that rejected his request to stay a contempt order from the New York attorney general's office on Tuesday, characterizing the decision as "totally unfair" and a "witch hunt."

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cannabineer said:

Someone with a better grasp of law than yours truly, riddle me this: isn’t this a legitimate reason to jail his ass until he pays up?

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HGCC said:

Not really, legal fees work weird here. My guess is that continuances can be filed, 10k *should* be a pissant amount to pay daily if he is rich. Whatever legal firm (us taxpayers could be on the hook) will likely foot the bill to keep him out of jail. In theory he is then on the hook to reimburse whatever firm pays his bills. Whomever extends him credit is pretty sus.

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Jan. 6 committee drops request for select trove of documents from Trump lawyer
Lawyers for the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot said on Friday they would be dropping efforts to have close to 14,000 pages of documents they originally sought from conservative lawyer John Eastman.

The House select panel’s legal team said in court filings that after receiving 15,616 pages of documents from Eastman and a consolidated log highlighting 20,110 pages identified as being covered by attorney-client privilege, the committee would be dropping their requests to have 13,929 pages of documents handed over.

The committee’s lawyers said that their request for a separate 3,236 pages would be placed on hold but added that the panel “stands on its objections to the remaining 721 documents, totaling approximately 2,945 pages.”

The House select committee’s lawyers asked for those 721 contested documents to be reviewed by the court, suggesting an expedited briefing schedule should Eastman raise an objection, noting that public hearings would start next month.

“Without knowing which documents remain at issue, [Eastman] is unable to offer a position on the continuing need for discovery, an appropriate briefing schedule, or whether further narrowing of the disputed privilege issues may be possible. [Eastman] will file a prompt status with the Court upon receipt of the Bates numbers and preliminary review of remaining documents,” lawyers for Eastman responded on Saturday in a court filing

His lawyers added that it was “premature” to ask for an expedited briefing schedule or review of the contested documents, saying in court documents that while Eastman “will continue to work with defendants to narrow the issues, it remains a distinct possibility that novel legal issues may remain to be briefed to the Court.”

The development comes as Eastman’s lawyers late last month withdrew privilege claims to more than 10,000 documents from the more than 37,000 that the committee is seeking.

Jan. 6 committee drops request for select trove of documents from Trump lawyer

Lawyers for the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot said on Friday they would be dropping efforts to have close to 14,000 pages of documents they originally sought f…

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The conservative lawyer was allegedly involved in crafting plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

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