Trump Seeks Contempt Ruling Against Special Counsel Smith in Election Trial Drama
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Donald Trump's legal team has requested that Judge Tanya Chutkan hold special counsel Jack Smith and his prosecutors in contempt for continuing to file submissions after a stay order was issued in the January 6 case. Trump's lawyers argue that the filings violate the stay and are seeking sanctions, including monetary penalties and a prohibition on further filings from Smith's office. Trump faces charges of conspiring to defraud the United States and obstructing an official proceeding, to which he has pleaded not guilty. Smith's office has not commented on the matter.
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