Special counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained a search warrant in January for records related to former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, and a judge levied a $350,000 fine on the company for a delay in complying.
Elon Musk’s Twitter not only didn’t have any lawyers home to accept the request, but they balked at providing the data, which was originally due on January 27, because they wanted to tell Trump about it first.
Ultimately, then Chief Judge Beryl Howell had to hold Twitter in contempt for 3 days before it turned over all the requested data on February 9. The DC Circuit just upheld Howell on all counts — the imposition of the gag, the contempt and the fine.
It all already played out.
https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/08/09/beryl-howell-held-elon-musks-xitter-in-contempt/
nice and it’s already been upheld, thanks for that update
How do you hold a corporate in contempt?
Fine, seize assets, shutter aspects of the business or all operations completely.