Judge orders Eric Trump to testify before election in New York attorney general probe of President T
Source: CNBC
Eric Trump must testify in response to a subpoena from the New York Attorney Generals office before the presidential election as part of an investigation into whether President Donald Trumps company improperly valued real estate assets in official statements, a judge ordered Wednesday.
Eric Trump, who is the presidents middle son and a top executive in the Trump Organization, must testify no later than Oct. 7, Judge Arthur Engoron ruled after a hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court, where Trumps lawyers had asked to delay his deposition until after the election.
Engoron noted that, Mr. Trump cites no authority in support of his request, and at any event, neither petitioner nor this court is bound by timelines of the national election.
Attorney General Letitia Jamess office called the ruling a major victory.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/23/trump-subpoena-court-arguments-on-new-york-investigation-.html
Judi Lynn
(160,524 posts)MATT NAHAM
Sep 23rd, 2020, 3:30 pm
President Donald Trumps son, top Trump Organization executive Eric Trump, must sit for a deposition before the 2020 election, New York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ruled on Wednesday.
The ruling came almost a week to the day that it was reported that Eric Trump would comply with a subpoenabut only after the election. It also comes a day after Trump family nemesis New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) cited a Fox News Radio interview, in which Eric Trump uttered the words why would you possibly comply.
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A judge just ruled that Eric Trump can no longer delay an interview under oath with my office as part of our ongoing investigation into financial dealings of the Trump Organization, James noted. Eric Trump must interview with my office by October 7th, 2020.
Last week, the Trump Organization opposed a motion to compel Trumps testimony by saying he has made clear that he is willing to appear pursuant to the subpoena, and have also proposed four available dates after the Presidential election on November 3, 2020.
More:
https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/new-york-judge-orders-eric-trump-sit-for-deposition-in-fraud-investigation-before-the-election/
BumRushDaShow
(128,885 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,885 posts)I'll put it here anyway...
Source: Washington Post
NEW YORK A state judge on Wednesday ordered Eric Trump to be deposed no later than Oct. 7 in the New York attorney general's examination of the Trump Organization's financial practices, rejecting a protest by President Trump's son who has said he is too busy to meet with investigators until after November's election.
The ruling was handed down by New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron after nearly two hours of arguments in a lawsuit brought by state investigators conducting the civil investigation. The presidents company is managed by his two sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.
This court finds that application unpersuasive, Engoron said, referring to Eric Trumps stated need to put off an interview until mid-November. The judge added that he felt Eric Trumps attorney had cited no legal authority to support the bid for a delay. In any event, neither petitioner nor this court is bound by timeliness of the national election, the judge added. An attorney for Eric Trump said during the hearing that the presidents son travels nearly seven days a week to make appearances on behalf of his fathers campaign.
The lawsuit was filed in August as lawyers in the state attorney generals office reached a roadblock with lawyers for the Trump Organization, Eric Trump and lawyers for other potential witnesses related to testimony and documents that had not been turned over. Authorities have said the Trump Organization of potentially misleading lenders and duping taxing authorities, a probe that could result in civil penalties. The attorney generals office began investigating the company after the presidents former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, a former executive with the company, gave Congress copies of financial statements from 2011 to 2013.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/eric-trump-new-york-attorney-general/2020/09/23/5970bb24-fd44-11ea-8d05-9beaaa91c71f_story.html
C_U_L8R
(44,999 posts)Enough of this two-bit crime family
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)RKP5637
(67,104 posts)Stuart G
(38,420 posts)testimony that he will give.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)rurallib
(62,406 posts)BTW - I love the NY AG, Ms. Letitia James!
Thirties Child
(543 posts)They went after Hunter and Eric got caught in another net.
Zambero
(8,964 posts)Burma Shave!
kurtcagle
(1,602 posts)Hard to make a case that your opponent's son is corrupt when yours is being escorted into the AG's Office by armed guards.
paleotn
(17,911 posts)So much for HunterUkranianfantasyland as a strategy for the fascists.
From here on out I'm calling them exactly what they are. All of them. From Ron Johnson to your crazy, trumptrash uncle. They ceased to be the Republicans long ago. They are simply the fascists.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,491 posts)Will anything be done?
Given the track record, probably not.
Miguelito Loveless
(4,465 posts)ignoring the order?
tecelote
(5,122 posts)...we get to see him dragged to court in cuffs?
rdking647
(5,113 posts)a judge could order his arrest for contempt and theres a very good chance he would be arrested in whatever state he's in and brought to NY in cuffs.
Illumination
(2,458 posts)information revelations!...
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,922 posts)TNNurse
(6,926 posts)doc03
(35,325 posts)Grokenstein
(5,722 posts)Pleez eckskus Ewik becawz he cannot come 2 cort becauz all teh hawt ladys wud B sad if he did. Signd, Ewik's Mommy
Retrograde
(10,133 posts)He has Secret Service protection: do his assigned agents attempt to stop the arrest, or do they let the law take its course? And if he goes to jail do they have to go with him? I think I'm gonna need more popcorn as this plays out.
reggaehead
(269 posts)The fact that there is a warrant for his arrest will be all over National News. It would be awesome if he didn't show. Blow up Barr's October surprise.
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)They split off the weak ones.