On Friday, New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron ruled Trump's eldest daughter, Ivanka, must testify in the civil fraud trial.
Ivanka was initially named in the case 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.
The Hill reports:
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.
“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.
Trump and his adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, are also expected to testify later in the trial.
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.
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