Andrew Amer, with the lawyer normal’s workplace, mentioned that Trump has failed to provide “even a single responsive doc” for a subpoena that was issued to him in December.

“We’re being hampered in our efforts to have an entire understanding as a result of we do not have proof from the one who sits on the high of the group,” Amer mentioned.

Kevin Wallace, with the lawyer normal’s workplace, mentioned in some situations it has been “like pulling tooth” to get paperwork wanted for the investigation, and describing the Trump Group as a closely-held household firm with 500 entities and hundreds of thousands of {dollars} transferring round.

In court docket, Habba mentioned the previous president doesn’t imagine he’s above the legislation, however merely doesn’t have the forms of written communications that had been sought by the subpoena, however that he produced a whole bunch of hundreds of paperwork by means of his assistants. Habba mentioned she herself searched Trump’s arduous copy calendars and bodily file places, and even interviewed her shopper in Florida.

“President Trump doesn’t e mail. He doesn’t textual content message. And he has no work pc at dwelling or anyplace else,” Habba mentioned.

“I took it upon myself to get on a airplane and flew down and requested him one after the other if there was something that he had on his person who he had not given me I would want that. And he didn’t,” she mentioned.

The choose requested why Trump did not signal an affidavit swearing that he complied with the subpoena. Habba mentioned that he would.

“My shopper is an trustworthy particular person, a lot to the dismay of sure individuals on this room,” Habba mentioned.

James’ workplace has mentioned in court docket filings that the Trump Group is underneath investigation for participating in fraudulent or deceptive conduct in reference to value determinations and monetary statements. The workplace has subpoenaed each the previous president and his firm for paperwork associated to its investigation.

Habba argued that the lawyer normal’s investigation has “seemingly turn into aimless,” saying that because it started three years in the past, the Trump Group has been given six separate subpoenas, produced greater than 6 million pages of paperwork, and 13 Trump Group witnesses have been deposed, amongst different issues.

“The scope is repeatedly altering to suit the lawyer normal’s wants,” Habba mentioned in court docket. “When it’s not glad with the proof it has obtained it pivots and appears for one thing new.”

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