Judge orders Eric Trump to testify before election in New York attorney general probe of President T

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Judge orders Eric Trump to meet with N.Y. attorney general's investigators by Oct. 7
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 president’s company is managed by his two sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

“This court finds that application unpersuasive,” Engoron said, referring to Eric Trump’s stated need to put off an interview until mid-November. The judge added that he felt Eric Trump’s 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 president’s son travels nearly seven days a week to make appearances on behalf of his father’s campaign.

The lawsuit was filed in August as lawyers in the state attorney general’s 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 general’s office began investigating the company after the president’s 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