The New York attorney general quoted the former president of the United States, Donald Trump, to his son Don Jr. and daughter Ivanka, as part of an investigation into their family businesses, according to a court document filed Monday.
The prosecutor Letitia James, a Democrat, last month issued subpoenas to obtain his testimony in a multi-year civil investigation, according to the document.
The fact was made known after the Washington Post reported in December that James asked Trump to report to his office on January 7 to deliver his testimony in person.
After the report, Trump sued James, arguing that he violated his constitutional rights by conducting a politically motivated investigation.
James finds out if the Trump Organization illegally reported false property values to potentially obtain bank and tax advantages.
The prosecutor began the investigation in March 2019 and suspects that the Trump Organization overvalued some properties to request bank loans, and then reported much lower values when paying taxes.
Trump’s son Eric, executive vice president of the Trump organization, was interviewed about it by James’s office in October 2020.
The Trump organization She is also being investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney for possible financial crimes and insurance fraud.
In July, the Trump organization and his longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, pleaded not guilty to 15 counts of fraud and tax evasion in a New York court.
The trial should start in the middle of the year.
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