Ivanka Trump (left), Donald Trump Jr.Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty (2)
Two more ofDonald Trump’s children —Ivanka TrumpandDonald Trump Jr.— have been subpoenaed in the New York attorney general’s office ongoing civil investigation into whether the Trump Organization and its executives committed fraud.
The subpoenas come as part of the New York AG’s civil investigation into whether executives at the company inflated the value of company assets to reduce its tax burden.
The disclosure of the subpoenas came via acourt filingmade public on Monday, thoughThe NewYork Timesreports that subpoenas for both Trump himself and his two children wereissued on Dec. 1.
Trump’s son,Eric Trump, who serves as an executive vice president at Trump organization, was subpoenaed in 2020 andalready provided his testimony.
Lawyers for the Trump Organization are currentlysuing to to block the attorney generalfrom questioning the former president and his other children.
Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump on election night.Chip Somodevilla/Getty
New York Attorney General Letitia James opened theinvestigationinto Trump and the Trump Organization in 2019, after his former attorney, Michael Cohen,testifiedbefore Congress that the president’s annual financial statements inflated the values of his assets — an effort to obtain favorable terms for loans and insurance coverage — while deflating the value of other assets to reduce real estate taxes.
In August 2020, James filed amotionto compel the Trump Organization to provide her office with documents and testimony from multiple witnesses, including 37-year-old Eric. That September, a state Supreme Court judge ordered Eric totestify under oathas part of that investigation.
The former president has previously called the criminal investigation into his company “a continuation of the greatest political Witch Hunt in the history of the United States.”
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There, she’s maintained a low profile, making only sporadic public appearances and playing down speculation she was considering her own political career.
The 44-year-old Donald Jr., meanwhile, has made several public appearances, including on the 20th anniversary of the Sep. 11 terrorist attacks, when he and his fatherprovided live commentary on a boxing match.
The former president, meanwhile, is facingmany legal casesagainst him since leaving office, including a slew of lawsuits and other investigations looking into his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election in his favor.
source: people.com
