An attorney for Donald Trump said he does not have any of the documents sought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
James' office asked a state judge on April 7 to issue an order of contempt against Trump, saying he failed to comply with a previous ruling requiring him to turn over documents by March 31 as part of an investigation into his company's financial practices.
Trump attorney Alina Habba said in a filing late Tuesday night that Trump's team attempted to comply with the subpoena, but determined he was not in possession of any of the documents sought by the attorney general. Habba wrote that she informed the attorney general's office that Trump's eponymous company may have the documents being sought, which include personal statements of financial condition, tax audit materials and insurance-related documents.
"While this result may be to the dissatisfaction, the fact is that a diligent search was performed and found that is not in possession of any of the requested documents," Habba wrote. James' office also requested that Trump be fined $10,000 a day until he complies with the ruling. Habba called the proposed fine"excessive" in Tuesday's filing.
In its April 7 filing, James' office also accused the Trump Organization of"restricting" a third-party firm tasked with conducting discovery in the case.
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