By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed an unknown foreign government-owned company that is contesting a subpoena issued by a grand jury in a sealed case possibly linked to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election to file its appeal under seal.
The company is facing a daily fine of $50,000 imposed by a U.S. federal judge in Washington for refusing to comply with a subpoena issued in an investigation. The name of the country and the company and details of the investigation were not publicly disclosed.
The court on Jan. 8 rejected the company’s emergency request seeking to put the fines on hold pending appeal.
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The latest move by the court also means a redacted copy of the company’s appeal will be available for the public.
(Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Will Dunham)
