Donald Trump paid the New York attorney general's office $110,000 on Thursday in an attempt to overturn a civil contempt ruling against him, stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena as part of the attorney general's investigation into potential fraud by the Trump Organization.
Donald Trump spoke in the State Dining Room at the White House. The photo was taken by Chip Somodevilla.
As of early Friday afternoon, Trump had not filed affidavits about the Trump Organization's policies for destroying and retaining documents, which are required to purge the contempt ruling.
The deadline is Friday for Trump to meet the conditions imposed by the judge.
On April 25th, Trump was held in contempt for failing to comply with the subpoena, but he did not comply with the tax records request.
If Trump paid a fine and showed proof of an extensive search for the documents the AG requested, the ruling would be lifted.
A spokeswoman for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes, but he has previously derided the investigation as a witch hunt.
Three years ago, the civil probe was launched after Michael Cohen testified to Congress that Trump and his associates regularly misvalued assets. Criminal probes in Manhattan and Westchester County, New York, have been launched due to accusations that Trump regularly overvalued assets to save on tax bills. If the office of James determines that Trump engaged in financial wrongdoing, a civil lawsuit could be brought against him and his business empire.
A New York judge ordered Trump to pay over $100,000 in fines.
The Trump Organization must comply with the judge's rules by next month.
The judge held Trump in contempt for failing to hand over the records.
As legal troubles mount for a former president, Trump's golf club now faces criminal investigation.
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