11 Points about Judge Declines request to hold Trump team in contempt 

Judge Declines request to hold Trump team in contempt

A federal judge on Friday refused a request to hold

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Former President Trump’s legal team in contempt for failing to comply with a May subpoena to turn over any remaining

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Classified documents held by the former president, ABC News reported.

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U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell reportedly urged the Justice Department and Trump’s lawyer

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To reach a resolution themselves, according to ABC. The court proceedings currently remain under seal.

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The Washington Post reported on Thursday that the Justice Department had asked

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Howell to find Trump’s legal team in contempt, following months of efforts to recover classified documents from the former president.

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The Trump team has repeatedly failed to appoint

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A custodian of records to confirm that all classified materials have been returned to the government, according to the Post.

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After the National Archives and Records Administration found classified documents among several boxes of records recovered

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From Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in January, the Justice Department opened an investigation into the issue.

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