New York Judge Arthur Engoron ruled Friday that Donald Trump’s eldest daughter Ivanka must testify in the ongoing civil fraud trial.
Ivanka Trump was once a party in the lawsuit, but a New York appeals court in June dismissed her from the case, ruling that the claims against her were barred by the state’s statute of limitations.
Ivanka Trump’s lawyers in court documents argued that the New York attorney general’s office does not have the jurisdiction to force the former president’s daughter to testify, suggesting the office is attempting to “force her back into this case” despite her dismissal from it.
The Hill reports:
“Ms. Trump is not a party in this action. Nor is Ms. Trump a New York resident,” they wrote. “It is black-letter law that, given those two facts, Ms. Trump is beyond the jurisdiction of this Court.”
Trump’s legal team also claimed in court filings that the attorney general is seeking to “continue to harass and burden President Trump’s daughter long after the First Department mandated she be dismissed from the case.”
Engoron rebuffed those arguments in court Friday, suggesting that her ties to New York have hardly been severed.
“Ms. Trump has clearly availed herself of the privilege of doing business in New York,” Engoron said Friday, according to the Associated Press.
New York Attorney General Letitia James’ case accuses Trump, his two adult sons, the Trump Organization, and top executives of falsely inflating the values of Trump’s real estate properties and other assets in order to get tax benefits and better loan terms.
James seeks around $250 million in damages, and she wants to bar Trump and his co-defendants from running another business in New York.
What I can’t understand is if no banks or investors or insurance companies, all entities that the corrupt A.G.claims were injured, have not mad any complaints against Trump, how can an A.G just decide to charge Trump of any crimes ??? In any other case injured parties are the only ones that have “standing” in a court action. This A.G. has no authority to fabricate invent and file any charges on her own. This is totally ludicrous. Evidently, she has hundreds of local crimes she is ignoring because she promised during her election campaign she would “GET TRUMP”. What the hell is wrong with the New York State Bar Association ??? Obviously justice is not something it cares about.
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How could Engoron be a judge in any case , he is a terrible person and a man who does not deserve to be on the bench. He & AG James two of the same.
True…and it’s Engoron who’s the criminal in this trial who needs to be history.
Trump has been an awesome President and I am fed up with the naysayers being after him with lies and stupid charges , for GOD’S sake stop the lies! He has been an awesome President and we need him back in office! MAY GOD BLESS TRUMP!