“Mr. Trump’s personal affidavit is completely devoid of any useful details. “It was about such files and, above all, where he thinks such files are at the moment,” he wrote. The judge also found Trump’s lawyer’s affidavit unsatisfactory. The judge had previously said that Trump could end his contempt if he complied with the summons or if he or his lawyers detail their efforts to seek documents requested by the summons. He called Trump’s lawyer’s previous response a “caustic joke.” In the affidavit signed on April 27, Trump wrote: “As far as I know, (i) I do not have in my personal possession any of the documents requested in the summons of December 1, 2021.” He said any records would be in the possession of the Trump Organization and had authorized them to comply with the summons. The former President also appealed against the mandate. New York Attorney General Letitia James’s lawyers objected, writing in a letter to the judge: “Mr. Trump’s affidavit does not add useful information to the mix. conducted any kind of investigation, that he has no documents in response to the summons of December 2021 in his “personal possession”. They also said that the affidavits of Trump’s lawyers provide some new information about their search, but “they are insufficient to eliminate the finding of contempt.” If after the review is completed and no new files are retrieved, the attorney general’s office said it would suggest that Trump did not keep records. “It’s just not true that Mr. Trump wrote just three papers on the value of his assets and his wealth,” they wrote. The attorney general’s office said additional files should be sought from Trump’s lawyer or HaystackID, the third-party hiring company, before they could be satisfied. Among these files: all printed Trump files at the Trump Tower or off-site storage, all printed files of Trump executive assistants, all electronic devices, including cell phones and computers, owned by Trump and his aides, and any property where Trump maintains a personal office or home. HaystackID will complete most of the review of the Trump Tower materials by May 6, the attorney general’s office said. They noted that Haystack identified two of Trump’s cell phones, but the attorney general’s office said that since Trump allegedly used a smartphone, he “obviously had, or should have had, one or more phones that he acquired for personal use.” . In addition, investigators disagreed with Trump’s lawyer, who relied on previous investigations conducted by the Trump’s lawyer in response to previous calls. In an affidavit, Trump’s lawyer, Alina Hampa, said she had checked some of the files and had gone to Florida to speak with Trump himself. He said Trump did not have documents in his homes in Bedminster, New Jersey or Mar-a-Lago, Florida. This story has been updated with additional details.
