Trump Asks Court to Hold Jack Smith in Contempt for Ignoring Stay Order

Published on January 4, 2024

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump filed a motion on Jan. 4 to show cause why U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office should not be held in contempt over continuing to litigate a case in which a judge had ordered a stay. “The Stay Order is clear, straightforward, and unambiguous. All substantive proceedings in this court are halted. Despite this clarity, the prosecutors began violating the stay almost immediately,” the motion reads. “The court cannot allow the prosecutors to continue to operate lawlessly, in defiance of well-established protocol and this court’s authority.” They also ask that prosecutors show why they should not be sanctioned....

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