Donald Trump will have to pay $10,000 every day he does not hand over subpoenaed documents to Letitia James’s fraud probe of the Trump Organization.
Donald Trump is finally facing postpresidential consequences in a court of law — just on a very small scale. On Monday, New York Supreme Court justice Arthur F. Engoron held the former president in contempt for refusing to provide documents related to a subpoena issued by state attorney general Letitia James, who is conducting a civil fraud probe into the Trump Organization. Trump will now have to pay $10,000 every day he does not give over the documents, some of which include sticky notes with messages to aides. Trump’s attorney on the case, Alina Habba, is expected to file an appeal.
