Trump office not held in contempt of court despite DOJ bid

A federal judge on Friday Department of Justice Former president’s arrest request donald trumpthe office of contempt of court NBC News reports that he failed to comply with a grand jury subpoena.

The Justice Department wanted Judge Beryl Howell to find Trump’s office disrespectful for failing to fully comply with the law. Summon issued in May and demanded his return confidential document A person familiar with the matter told NBC News that he still owns it.

The Justice Department has not commented on Howell’s denial of the request after a closed-door hearing on the matter was scheduled in the U.S. District Court in Washington, DC.

The hearing was sealed because it concerns the grand jury proceedings. NBC News was part of a media coalition seeking access to the hearing.

Trump’s attorneys Evan Corcoran, Jim Trusty, and Timothy Parratorre were seen entering Howell’s room during the hearing’s scheduled time slot at 2 p.m. ET, NBC reported.

The trio then left the courthouse just before 3:30 p.m.

Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into Mr Trump, citing his failure to return government documents when he left the White House and possible obstruction of justice.

August FBI raid on his residence in Mar a Lago Club In Palm Beach, Florida, they found thousands of such records, over 100 of which were classified or highly classified.

Trump last month announced his candidacy 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

“The President and his attorneys will continue to maintain transparency and cooperation in the face of a highly weaponized and corrupt witch hunt by the Department of Justice,” a spokesperson for President Trump said in a statement on Friday. said.

“Hillary Clinton was allowed to delete and pickle 33,000 emails after a subpoena was served by Congress, but it never held her accountable.

“If the Justice Department can track President Trump, they will certainly track Americans with whom they disagree.”