Donald Trump must pay $110,000 to escape contempt finding

Judge Engoron ruled Mr Trump in contempt on April 25 and fined him $10,000 per day for not complying with a subpoena for documents in New York attorney general Letitia James’s investigation

Donald Trump (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)

A US judge has said he is close to releasing Donald Trump from a contempt finding, but only if the former president meets certain conditions, including paying $110,000 (€104,522) in fines accrued for failing to turn over documents in a state civil investigation.

New York Judge Arthur Engoron said he will conditionally lift Mr Trump’s contempt finding if, by May 20, he submits additional affidavits detailing efforts to search for records and explaining his and his company’s document retention policies; a company he hired to aid the search completes its work; and he pays the fines.