Trump seems to think he shouldn’t be investigated because he “got more votes while in office than any President in History, by far”
The Trumps are likely to appeal Judge Engoron’s ruling, but as it stands they will have to sit for a deposition within 21 days. Trump was also ordered to turn over subpoenaed documents within 14 days. The former president addressed the investigation inreleased Thursday night, alleging that James is “doing everything within their corrupt discretion to interfere with my business relationships and the political process.
James subpoenaed Trump, Don Jr., and Ivanka in December, and the Trumps have since been fighting tooth and nail to avoid testifying. Trump last month over the probe. “She is a sick person who really truly has taken her oath of office and just weaponized it,” Trump attorney Alina Habba claimed in an interview at the time.last month to compel testimony from the Trumps, James wrote in a statement that she uncovered “specific evidence that suggests Donald J. Trump and the Trump Organization falsely and fraudulently valued multiple assets and misrepresented those values to financial institutions” in order to receive favorable tax rates and loans.
In addition to the civil investigation, James is also involved in a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization. Last summer, the Manhattan district attorney charged the Trump Organization and its Chief Financial Officer, Allen Weisselberg, with including federal tax fraud, falsifying business records, and grand larceny. Both pleaded not guilty.
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