Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron on Monday announced he would hold former President Donald Trump in civil contempt for noncompliance with a subpoena for his testimony and documents related to the attorney general’s civil investigation of his business practices.

Engoron also said he would fine Trump $10,000 per day for each day of noncompliance, which was the number sought by the New York Attorney General’s Office in an effort to coerce Trump to comply. Trump’s attorneys described the figure as punitive and “grossly excessive.”

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