NY AG James says contempt order needed due to intransigence

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BY GRAHAM KATES
UPDATED ON: APRIL 22, 2022 / 11:31 PM / CBS NEWS

... James urged a judge Friday to "coerce" .. Trump into complying with a subpoena demanding searches of three of his mobile devices and multiple document storage sites ...

Trump failed to meet a court-ordered March 31 deadline to turn over subpoenaed material, claiming he had none of the documents demanded by James' office as part of its investigation into his company's financial practices. A week later, James asked the judge overseeing her office's investigation to issue a contempt citation and fine Trump $10,000 per day until he complied with the subpoena.

"The Court should put an end to Mr. Trump's intransigence and subterfuge," attorneys working for James wrote in the Friday evening filing ...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/letitia-james-new-york-attorney-general-donald-trump-subpoena-contempt-order/

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1. K&R

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2. Yeah, enough is enough

This isn't some woebegone litigant forced into a lawsuit and totally inexperienced. The former guy has been involved in one or two cases, and understands what discovery means and what he's bound to produce to the other side. He's had enough time.

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