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Trump’s New York contempt fight kept getting worse, not better
The New York civil investigation into Trump’s business practices kept hanging over April 30 after a judge had already held him in contempt and imposed a $10,000-a-day penalty. The day’s significance was that the punishment was no longer theoretical; the dispute had become a live, public demonstration of Trump’s refusal to cooperate with a subpoena-driven investigation. That made the case bigger than a paperwork spat. It was a courtroom-grade reminder that Trump’s usual method—stall, deny, attack the referee—was running into a judge willing to spend his own time and Trump’s money to enforce the rules.