Kari Lake ordered deposed, "verging on contempt of court"

Date

Aug 26, 2025

Kind

Personnel

Status

Judicially found non-compliant

Source

npr.org ↗

Court or forum

Widakuswara v. Lake, D.D.C., Judge Lamberth

What happened

After USAGM failed to say how it was complying, Lamberth ordered Lake and two aides deposed by September 15, writing that the defendants' "disregard for its earlier orders to produce information would more than support a trial on civil contempt.".

Publisher

NPR