Republicans Held in Criminal Contempt of Court
Displaying 13 Crimes
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Justine WadsackFmr. State Senator [R-AZ]
8/26/25Contemptuously skipped a court hearing in the frivolous lawsuit she filed so she could attend a political event instead
According to a contempt and sanctions request filed by the opposing counsel with the judge overseeing her lawsuit -
Royce WhiteFmr. U.S. Senate Nominee
5/30/24Failed to pay over $100k in mandated child support and was held in contempt twice by a judge who threatened to throw him in jail for 180 days if he didn't pay what he owed
According to court filings first reported by NBC News -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President




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5/07/24Violated a gag order imposed by the judge overseeing his criminal hush-money case by criticizing the jury in an interview he gave and was fined $1,000 and warned that his next violation may result in jail time
According to a ruling by the judge overseeing his criminal caseBlatantly and repeatedly violated a gag order which prohibited him from verbally attacking witnesses, jurors and family members of court staff in his New York hush money trial and was ordered to remove all posts that ran afoul of the gag order and pay a $9,000 fine by the judge who held him in contempt
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Jamey NoelFmr. Sheriff [R-IN]
4/09/24Illegally purchased or retained two apparently "brand new" handguns and ammunition in violation of a judge's order to hand over all firearms he owned outside of a single shotgun he was allowed to keep for personal protection
According to a ruling by the judge overseeing his criminal trial -
Tina PetersCounty Clerk [R-CO]
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5/06/23Illegally taped a court proceeding for her former chief deputy while seated in the gallery and then lied to the presiding judge when he confronted her
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Nate PaulConservative Businessman
3/04/23Lied to a judge under oath about financial transfers he made in violation of a previous court order which resulted in a judge sentencing him to 10 days in jail and fining him $181,760
According to a ruling by the judge presiding over his criminal case -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President




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2/14/23Refused to comply with a subpoena from NY Attorney General that demanded he turn over certain business records and was fined $10,000 a day and $110,000 in total by the judge who held him in contempt
According to a final ruling by an appeals court -
Jeremy HutchinsonFmr. State Senator [R-AR]25 Years in GOP
12/30/22Failed to pay over $625k in court-ordered child support even after a judge found he easily had the finances to do so and was held in contempt of court and jailed until he paid it off in full
According to court documents reported by local newspapers -
Steve BannonFmr. Trump Chief StrategistLauded by Trump
7/22/22Defied a Congressional subpoena requiring him to testify before the 1/6 Committee using specious claims of executive privilege and was sentenced to 4 months in jail
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
306kMAGA Enthusiast
6/06/22Defied a Congressional subpoena requiring him to testify before the January 6th Committee by citing legally dubious claims of executive privilege
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
4/07/22Broke the terms of his probation by fraudulently asserting that 40 hours of work on his political campaign counted towards community service he was ordered to complete
According to a contempt ruling by the presiding judge -
Joe ArpaioFmr. Sheriff [R-AZ]
7/31/17Blatantly disregarded a new law that prevented the targeting of people of Latino descent showing complete disdain for "law and order" while also having had espoused excessive over-the-top rhetoric that claimed the opposite and was found guilty of criminal contempt of court
He was convicted of criminal contempt but was pardoned by Donald Trump before being sentenced
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