{"id":20836,"date":"2022-01-04T13:10:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T18:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=20836"},"modified":"2022-01-04T13:10:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T18:10:22","slug":"donald-trumps-children-refuse-to-testify-in-fraud-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/01\/04\/donald-trumps-children-refuse-to-testify-in-fraud-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump’s children refuse to testify in fraud inquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two of Donald Trump’s children have refused to testify to a fraud inquiry into the family’s business.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Donald Jr, 44, and Ivanka, 40, were ordered to give evidence by New York Attorney General Letitia James.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She opened a civil inquiry in 2019 into claims that – before he took office – Mr Trump had inflated the value of his assets to banks when seeking loans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Trump’s lawyers are trying to stop Ms James from questioning the former US president and his children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They have asked a judge to quash the “unprecedented and unconstitutional” bid for their testimony.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Trump sued Ms James last month<\/a>, accusing the attorney general – an elected Democrat – of pursuing a politically motivated witch hunt against him, a Republican.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

She had requested he testify in person at her office before Friday.<\/div>\n
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The court filing on Monday is the first time investigators have said they want to question Donald Jnr and Ivanka under oath.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms James’s spokesperson said: “We are confident that our questions will be answered and the truth will be uncovered because no one is above the law.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Another son, Eric, 37, who is executive vice-president at the Trump Organization, was questioned in October 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms James’s civil case is separate to an ongoing criminal investigation in Manhattan into the organisation’s business practices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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