Trump's high-profile deposition could be delayed because he's holed up at Mar-a-Lago as Hurricane Ian batters Florida

Donald Trump and his legal team are holed up at Mar-a-Lago as Hurricane Ian continues to batter Florida.

There was a terse exchange between Trump's counsel and lawyers for the people who are in the lawsuit.

In a letter to Judge Sarah Cave, one of the plaintiffs' lawyers said that the deposition would not be moved to New Jersey because of the storm.

The Trump team was boarding a flight to Palm Beach, and Trump's lawyer called him to let him know, according to the report.

I used the word "walloped" but Mr. Robert said they were flying down anyway.

He couldn't get in touch with Robert and his colleague by phone or email.

The deposition will take place at Mar-a-Lago on Friday. "We do not believe that is prudent or safe, with all respect, we do not think that is a good idea."

Trump's legal team accused the team of making dishonest and misleading statements and trying to cancel the deposition. The deposition should be conducted remotely to meet the court's deadline.

"Now that we have all traveled to West Palm Beach, and are currently sitting in the middle of a Hurricane, Plaintiffs have the right to request that the deposition for which Defendants spent considerable time and resources preparing be canceled less than 48 hours before it."

He said that if the defendants had looked to cancel the deposition, the plaintiffs would have accused Trump of being unreasonable.

Robert wrote that the president was willing to go ahead with his deposition on Friday.

Cave granted an extension for the deposition out of concern for the safety of the parties, court reporter, videographer, and any other required attendees at the deposition. There is a new deadline for Trump's deposition.

It's not clear if the deposition will be held in Bedminster or at a later time.

Robert and a representative at Trump's press office did not respond to Insider's questions.

Michael Cohen said that Trump would use tactics from his book to deal with his legal troubles.

"This is a game of delay, delay, delay," said Cohen, who used to work for Trump.

Insider reported in October 2020 that four people were suing Trump, saying they lost thousands of dollars in a multi-level marketing scheme promoted on "The Celebrity Apprentice."

Between 2005 and 2015, Trump raked in almost 9 million dollars from ACN. The New York Times said that the amount saved Trump from financial ruin.

The lawsuit has been politically motivated.