Trump’s Son, Eric, can’t Delay until after, the November Election, a Deposition sought by New York Authorities in a Civil Fraud Probe of the Family Business, a Judge Ruled. Eric Trump must Testify under Oath by Oct. 7th, despite his Busy Calendar during Trump's Campaign, New York State Court Justice, Arthur Engoron, ruled Wednesday Sept. 23rd, in Manhattan, handing a Significant Procedural Victory to New York Attorney General, Letitia James. James is not “bound by timelines of the national election,” the Judge said.
The Attorney General has been seeking Sworn Testimony from Eric Trump for Months as part of a Probe into how certain Assets were Valued by the Trump Organization, where he’s Executive Vice President. While Eric, last week agreed to be Deposed, he said he couldn’t do so until After the Election, proposing Thanksgiving Day as One Option.
The Investigation is examining whether Trump’s Manhattan-based Company Falsely Reported the Greater Value of Assets to Secure Busnese Loans and Reported Less Value of Assets to get New York Tax Benefits as Claimed by Trump’s Former Personal Lawyer and Fixer, Michael Cohen, who has fallen out with his Ex-Boss.
Engoron, on Wednesday, also Rejected the Trump Organization’s Argument that many of the Documents sought by the Attorney General are Protected by Privilege because various Attorneys were Involved in the Transactions and Tax Decisions at the center of the Probe. The Judge Ordered many of those Documents to be Handed-Over in early October.
The Trump Organization’s Chief Financial Officer, Allen Weisselberg, has already been Deposed, though his Questioning in July, was allegedly Cut Short when he was asked whether he’d Testified before a Federal grand Jury.
When Eric Trump backed out of his Deposition, his Lawyers implied it was because Weisselberg’s Questioning went beyond the Scope of a Civil Probe, James has said.
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