Judge Orders Jan. 6 Rally Planner to Pay $2,000 per Day for Defying Subpoena

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The court is seeking to force the rally organizer to hand over documents linked to allegations that Trump allies conspired to incite violence.

A federal judge in Florida has ordered Caroline Wren, a Republican fundraiser involved in organizing President Donald Trumpโ€™s Jan. 6, 2021, โ€œStop the Stealโ€ rally in Washington, to pay $2,000 a day for refusing to hand over records about her role in planning the event, warning that she could face steeper penalties, including jail time, if she keeps defying the court.

U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks issued the contempt ruling on July 9, following Wrenโ€™s failure to appear at a virtual hearing meant to explain her ongoing refusal to comply with a subpoena issued as part of a separate civil lawsuit filed four years ago by a half dozen U.S. Capitol Police officers. The officers are suing Trump, his 2024 presidential campaign, Stop the Steal LLC, the Proud Boys, and others, alleging that they conspired to incite the attack on the Capitol that left the plaintiffs injured.

Wren, who served as an intermediary between the Trump White House and rally organizers, helped arrange speakers, manage the rallyโ€™s program, and drive turnout for the gathering, according to her deposition before the Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol breach, the panelโ€™s final report, and other documents.

The Capitol Police officers argue that Wrenโ€™s communications and documents are critical to their claims in the underlying lawsuit pending in Washington, which alleges conspiracy to interfere with civil rights, battery, assault, and other counts. The subpoena seeks records related to the rallyโ€™s planning, funding, security, and communications among organizers and Trumpโ€™s associates.

According to court filings, after the subpoena was issued by the court in the underlying case, it took the officers more than a year to successfully serve Wren, finally doing so in May 2024. When Wren failed to respond, the officers initiated a separate enforcement action in Florida federal court, leading to an April 29, 2025, court order requiring Wren to produce the requested records by mid-May. Despite repeated court directives and personal service by U.S. Marshals, Wren has not appeared in court, retained counsel, or contacted the plaintiffsโ€™ lawyers.

In his July 9 contempt order, Middlebrooks wrote that Wrenโ€™s โ€œpattern of disregard and non-engagementโ€ has delayed proceedings and deprived the officers of the evidence they are entitled to obtain. He imposed the $2,000 daily fine until Wren complies, and he cautioned that if monetary sanctions prove ineffective, the court would โ€œconsider additional steps to spur her compliance,โ€ including potential confinement.

By Tom Ozimek

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