Donald Trump, left. Letitia James, right.
Donald Trump speaking at the NRA convention in Houston, TX, on May 27, 2022. New York Attorney General Letitia James, right, speaks in Washington, DC on Nov. 12, 2019.
  • This week, New York's attorney general gave notice that she is ready for Trump's October 2 fraud trial.
  • Buried in the notice was a threat: She may seek new penalties against Trump and the Trump Organization for the "spoliation" of evidence.
  • As one potential penalty, Trump's judge could draw an "adverse inference" from any AWOL documents.

At Mar-a-Lago, it's the documents he kept that got Donald Trump in trouble.

But in New York, the former president now faces the risk of new penalties for documents he allegedly failed to keep.