Judge Arthur Engoron has ruled on New York Attorney General Letitia James' legal fight to force former President Donald Trump and two of his children, Donald Jr. and Ivanka, to comply with her subpoenas.
Both Don Jr. and Ivanka worked as executives in their father's business.
Donald Trump continues to run the Trump Organization with his brother, Eric.
As CNBC reports:
The ruling came after a contentious hearing where lawyers for Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump attacked Attorney General Letitia James for conducting what they said was a probe tainted by political bias, and a violation of the elder Trump's constitutional rights.
The Trump lawyers are seeking to block the subpoenas on those and other grounds.
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During the hearing, which was conducted via remote video hookup, Trump's lawyer Alina Habba, several times was reprimanded by Engoron's clerk for interrupting the judge.
“Counselor when the judge speaks you need to stop talking,” the clerk told Habba, who during her arguments suggested that Hillary Clinton should be under investigation by James, and not Trump.
James' office issued subpoenas to the three Trumps in December.
The Democrat claimed at a press conference last month that there's “significant evidence” that Trump over- and under-valued his properties to secure favorable terms on loans, insurance coverage and tax deductions.
Engoron sided with James in previous matters related to her probe of the Trump Organization. That included his decision to make Eric Trump testify in James' investigation.
Testifying before James' attorneys poses risks beyond the scope of her investigation. The Manhattan district attorney's office might use the Trumps' words against them in its parallel criminal investigation.
Judicial overreach at it’s finest. This is a witch hunt-and the real witch Hillary should be the subject.
These New York State attornies have so little to go on, nothing but lies about the Trump family. He was a great President, being the 45th president of the United States and Donald Trump as our president has done so much for our Nation and it’s citizens. He was always a good person and a real New Yorker too. This why New York State and city has gone so low and really disliked by many people all over the Nation.
I couldn’t agree with you 100%. They have been trying to go after him before he became president, while he was president, and after he was president, and now going after his family, this bullshit needs to stop. I hope he runs for president in 2024 and the Republicans need to change a lot of corrupt rules and laws.