A federal judge has held Republican fundraiser Caroline Wren in civil contempt for refusing to produce documents about her role in planning former President Donald Trump’s “Save America” rally on 6 January 2021. U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks on 9 July ordered Wren to pay a $2,000 fine for each day she withholds the material sought under a subpoena issued in a long-running civil lawsuit brought by several U.S. Capitol Police officers against Trump. The officers, led by Sergeant Conrad Smith, allege the former president conspired to incite mob violence in violation of the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. They say Wren’s records—covering fundraising, logistics and communications with Trump allies—are vital to establishing a link between the Ellipse rally and the subsequent assault on the Capitol. Court filings show marshals served Wren in February, and a prior order had given her until mid-May to comply. Middlebrooks wrote that Wren’s “pattern of disregard and non-engagement” has delayed discovery and deprived the plaintiffs of evidence they are entitled to review. The judge warned he will consider “additional steps,” including jailing Wren, if the financial penalty fails to secure compliance.