NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump has been held in civil contempt for his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the New York attorney general's office.
In a bench ruling Monday, Judge Arthur Engoron ruled there was no evidence that Trump had conducted a"proper, thorough search" for items that might be relevant to the subpoena, and said that what his attorney offered as evidence of compliance was"woefully insufficient."
Trump attorney Alina Habba, in a statement released in response to the ruling, said,"We respectfully disagree with the court's decision. All documents responsive to the subpoena were produced to the attorney general months ago. The only issue raised by the attorney general at today's hearing was with an affidavit submitted which copied the form mandated by the attorney general.
The New York AG's office requested the documents as part of its civil investigation into how the Trump Organization valued its real estate holdings while applying for loans and tax benefits.
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