April 29, 2022, 7:53 p.m. • 3 minutes reading Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article Former President Donald Trump, in an affidavit, said Friday that he did not have the documents summoned by the Attorney General’s Office in New York – but the judge overseeing the case declined to conclude his contempt finding. $ 10,000 daily fine. “As far as I know, (i) I do not have in my personal possession any of the documents requested in the summons of 1 December 2021; and (ii) if there are documents corresponding to the summons, I believe they will be in the possession or custody of the “Trump,” Trump’s affidavit said. “At all times, I have authorized, and continue to authorize, the release of a document that corresponds to the Attorney General’s Office,” Trump said in the document. The same document containing the affidavit also contained a detailed examination by Trump’s attorney of the measures taken to search those documents. However, Judge Arthur Engoron remained dissatisfied and rejected Trump’s proposal to clear the contempt finding and the accompanying fine. “This Court unjustly despised my client for an offense he did not commit simply because the OAG declared it ‘inadequate’ without any basis,” said Trump’s attorney, Alina Hampa, in response to the ruling. “We will diligently pursue our appeal for the improper application of the law and the facts by the Court.” Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Delaware County Exhibition Center on Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio. The judge’s decision stated that “the statements made by Mr. Trump’s lawyer are inadequate as they do not specify who searched for each relevant request, what time, where and using which search protocols. “It’s not enough to just attach a list of people who took part in the search.” “In addition,” the ruling said, “Mr. Trump’s personal affidavit … does not state where he kept his records, how his records were stored during the normal course of his work, who had access to such records … and, above all, where he believes such files are currently located “. The summons was issued as part of the attorney general’s political inquiry into how Trump valued his real estate empire.
