Judge Orders Trump, children to answer questions about their business practices under oath by Dareh Gregorian
Judge Rules Trump, Children Must Sit For Deposition In Civil Case Involving Business Practices
A New York judge ordered former President Donald Trump and two of his children Thursday to answer questions under oath about the Trump Organization’s business practices in the state attorney general’s civil probe of the company.
Lawyers for Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump had sought to quash the subpoenas from Attorney General Letitia James’ office, arguing her investigation is politically motivated and designed to provide fuel for an ongoing criminal probe into the company by the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
In his ruling, state Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron gave the green light for the three to be deposed within the next three weeks. He also ordered the former president to turn over documents and information that had been subpoenaed within two weeks and portrayed Trumps’ claims of being selectively targeted as overblown.
“In the final analysis, a state attorney general commences investigating a business entity, uncovers copious evidence of possible financial fraud, and wants to question, under oath, several of the entities’ principals, including its namesake. She has the clear right to do so,” the judge wrote in his eight-page decision.
Trumps’ lawyers indicated at a hearing earlier in the day that they would appeal if Engoron let the depositions proceed. “There is a likelihood that we will appeal,” said Alan Futerfas, the attorney for the Trump children.
In a statement after the ruling, Trump said James was trying to “interfere with my business relationships, and with the political process.”
“It is a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in history—and remember, I can’t get a fair hearing in New York because of the hatred of me by Judges and the judiciary. It is not possible!” Trump said.
Also, the National Archives and Records Administration confirmed that it found classified material among the boxes of White House documents that former President Donald Trump improperly took to Mar-a-Lago.To learn more go to the link below:
