Donald Trump pays $10,000 fine

Donald Trump paid the fine on Thursday, but the Attorney General’s office stated Friday that he still needs to submit further documentation to get the contempt order released.

Trump’s lawyer received a message asking for comment on Friday.

On April 25, a Manhattan judge found Trump in contempt of court and penalised him $10,000 per day for failing to cooperate with a subpoena in James’ ongoing inquiry into his business activities.

Judge Arthur Engoron agreed on May 11 to remove the contempt order provided Trump paid the penalties and filed affidavits documenting his and his company’s efforts to locate the requested data and clarifying their document preservation policy by Friday.

Engoron also required that a business hired by Trump to assist in the search, HaystackID, finish sifting through 17 boxes stored off-site and report its results as well as hand over any pertinent papers.

According to James’ office, the procedure was finished on Thursday.

While Trump’s legal team fights the judge’s original contempt judgement, Engoron advised Trump to pay the money straight to James’ office and have the attorney general hold the money in an escrow account.

When Trump’s attorneys provided 66 pages of court paperwork showing his and his lawyers’ efforts to find the requested data on May 6, Engoron halted the fee from accumulating.

If his requirements were not satisfied, he threatened to reinstate it, retroactive to May 7.

For more than a decade, James, a Democrat, has said that her three-year inquiry found evidence that Trump’s firm, the Trump Organization, misrepresented the value of assets like towers and golf courses on financial statements.

The charges are denied by Trump, a Republican.

He’s labelled James’ probe “racist” and a “witch hunt” fueled by politics. James is African-American.

Trump’s lawyers have accused her of pursuing him selectively. Trump is also suing James in federal court, attempting to halt her investigation.

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