Trump has been racking up $10,000 a day for refusing to turn over evidence.
Although the probe is a civil matter, investigators are simultaneously running a parallel criminal investigation with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office that has already led to tax fraud indictments against the firm and its now-former chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg.
“We haven't seen any documents that have Post-Its on them,” he said. “You can't say you're complying with the subpoena.”argued that investigators keep asking for more records and additional assurances. Donald Trump’s legal team asserted in court filings last week that they had looked through desks, drawers, and file cabinets at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago club in South Florida, his New Jersey golf club at Bedminster, and his New York City headquarters atIn an affidavit Trump personally signed on May 6, he explained that he couldn’t turn over potentially key evidence of his business dealings on all cell phones he’s used since 2010 because at least three of them have disappeared.
During Wednesday’s court hearing, Engoron took issue with one statement in that sworn statement that pertained to Trump’s use of technology. Trump affirmed that "it has been my customary practice to not communicate via e-mail, text message, or other digital means of communication,” but the judge pointed out how that sentence was wrong.
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