Trump appeals $10,000-a-day civil contempt ruling

By Ryan King

Published April 27, 2022 8:35pm ET

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Trump appeals $10,000-a-day civil contempt ruling — Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on Saturday in Delaware, Ohio, to endorse Republican candidates ahead of the Ohio primary on May 3. | (Joe Maiorana/AP)

Former President Donald Trump is challenging a ruling that held him in civil contempt of court and ordered him to pay him $10,000 each day he failed to comply with a subpoena.

His lawyer, Alina Habba, filed a notice of appeal Wednesday in the appellate division of New York’s trial court, arguing that Trump adequately responded to the subpoena’s demands.

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