New York: New York Attorney General Letitia James has subpoenaed former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children, demanding their testimony in connection with an ongoing civil investigation into the family’s business practices.
The subpoenas for Trump, his son Donald Trump jr and his daughter Ivanka Trump stem from an investigation “into the valuation of properties owned or controlled” by Trump and his company, the Trump Organisation, according to a court filing made public on Monday (Tuesday AEDT)
Eric, Ivanka, Donald and Donald jnr at a press conference at Trump Tower in New York in January, 2017. Credit:Getty
Messages seeking comment was left with lawyers for the Trumps and James’ office.
The attorney general’s attempt to get testimony from the former president was reported in December, but the court filing was the first public disclosure that investigators were also seeking information from Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.
The Trumps are expected to file court papers seeking to quash the subpoenas, setting up a legal fight similar to one that played out last year after James’ office subpoenaed another Trump son, Eric.
Trump sued James last month, seeking to end the investigation after she requested that he sit for a January 7 deposition. Trump’s lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges that the probe has violated his constitutional rights in a “thinly veiled effort to publicly malign Trump and his associates”.
Monday’s court filing was the attorney general office’s first public acknowledgement that it has previously subpoenaed Trump’s testimony.
Loading
James, a Democrat, has spent more than two years looking at whether the Trump Organisation misled banks or tax officials about the value of assets — inflating them to gain favourable loan terms or minimising them to reap tax savings.
Trump, Ivanka and Don jr subpoenaed by NY attorney general in tax case
Source: Philippines Alive
