The former special prosecutor who was involved in the Georgia election case targeting former President Donald Trump is facing contempt of court charges for allegedly not paying child support and for his ex-wife’s medical bills, court documents submitted on Wednesday show. Last month, Nathan Wade resigned from the Trump election case after Fulton County Judge […]
A federal judge found veteran reporter Catherine Herridge in contempt of court on Thursday for refusing to identify the sources she used for a 2017 investigative series relating to an FBI probe into a Chinese scientist. Ms. Herridge wrote the investigative series on Chinese scientist Yanping Chen during her tenure at Fox News. She transitioned […]
The House Republican chairmen leading the charge to hold first son Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress say they’re open to pausing the proceedings in exchange for Mr. Biden’s cooperation. In a Jan. 14 letter (pdf), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced the subpoenas in […]
House Republicans will go ahead with holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with two subpoenas to testify about his business dealings despite an eleventh-hour proposal by his legal team for a closed-door deposition. In a joint statement on Friday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman […]
The full House is set to hold a floor vote on the criminal contempt resolution against Hunter Biden as early as next week, according to House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky). Mr. Comer told The New York Sun, in an interview published on Jan. 11, that the resolution will go to the House […]
President Joe Biden’s son appeared at a U.S. House of Representatives hearing on Jan. 10 as lawmakers consider holding him in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas. Hunter Biden, 53, entered the room as the House Oversight Committee engaged in a markup of a resolution to hold Mr. Biden in contempt, several […]
The House Oversight Committee released on Jan. 8 its resolution to hold President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena. The committee has alleged that President Biden and Mr. Hunter Biden financially benefited during the former’s vice presidency by receiving money from foreign entities including […]
Republicans are going to launch contempt proceedings against President Joe Biden’s son after he defied a subpoena to testify behind closed doors. “Hunter Biden today defied lawful subpoenas and we will now initiate contempt of Congress proceedings,” Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said in a joint statement on Dec. 13. “We will […]
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has threatened to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress if the bureau does not comply with two subpoenas related to its alleged targeting of concerned parents and Catholics. In his letter to Mr. Wray on July 17, Mr. Jordan highlighted the FBI’s “wholly inadequate” response […]
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and one of its policy analysts have been held in contempt for interfering with a court’s authority over monitoring substance abuse treatment requirements for traffic offenders. In the ruling, Washington County Circuit Judge Brandon M. Thompson asserts that the agency, along with its driving-under-the influence-of-intoxicants coordinator, Marisha Elkins deliberately undermined […]
With four high-altitude flying objects spotted over the United States and Canada, one of them has already been labeled a Chinese spy balloon. What message did Beijing send to the world with the incident? And what about other threats from the communist regime? NTD sat down with Arthur Herman, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1 blocked Congress from obtaining former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Chief Justice John Roberts’ stay is temporary, pending further developments in the case.
The founders of the election integrity group “True the Vote” are in jail after being found in contempt of court. The two leaders – Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips – refused to identify a key figure in their election fraud allegations.
With just a week to go, the midterm elections could hinge on inflation and the economy. We take a look at a new poll — and what voters care about most.
WASHINGTON—Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has been found guilty of contempt of Congress by a jury in Washington. Jurors convicted Bannon, who worked in the Trump administration, on two counts. Bannon faces up to two years in prison. Sentencing will take place on Oct. 21. Before Bannon’s trial, the last criminal contempt of Congress […]
Former President Donald Trump has been cleared of contempt of court, a New York judge ruled on June 29. New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron found Trump in contempt in April for not responding to a subpoena issued by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who began investigating the Trump Organization in 2019. On […]
Former President Donald Trump’s affidavit saying he does not have documents sought by New York prosecutors has been rejected by a judge. Trump and two of his lawyers said in affidavits filed with the New York Supreme Court on April 29 that searches of inventories uncovered none of the documents New York Attorney General Letitia […]
A judge in Virginia ruled that a hospital was in contempt because they refused to administer Ivermectin to a dying woman—despite the fact that her family physician recommended it. And furthermore, that judge gave the hospital two options: either administer the drug, or pay a $10,000 fine for every day that they refuse to do […]
The Democrat-led House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol breach voted on Tuesday to hold conservative podcast host Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena for documents and testimony. The resolution will now move for approval by the House, where Democrats hold a slim majority and will likely approve the measure. Should […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) made an additional accommodation for Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on June 10 by agreeing to begin releasing underlying evidence for the final report by special counsel Robert Mueller.
