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Recent Examples of contempt As punishment, Liman found him in contempt of court and has limited the evidence Giuliani can introduce to prove that the Florida condo is his primary residence. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 In addition to the dispute over his assets, Giuliani also faced two instances of being held in contempt of court as part of his litigation against the Georgia election workers. Alison Durkee, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Dan Scavino will return to his role as deputy chief of staff, after serving as a longtime Trump communications staffer (he was held in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in the House Jan. 6 committee investigation, but the Justice Department declined to prosecute him). Sara Dorn, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 Rudy Giuliani is set to appear in a Washington, D.C., federal courtroom Friday as a federal judge considers a request from two Georgia election workers to hold the former New York City mayor in contempt for allegedly continuing to defame them in violation of a court order. Robert Legare, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for contempt 

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“Contempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contempt. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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