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The New York attorney generals office has rebuffed an offer from Donald Trumps lawyers to settle a contentious civil investigation into the former president and his family real estate business, setting the stage for a lawsuit that would accuse Mr. Trump of fraud, the New York Times reports.
The attorney general, Letitia James, is also considering suing at least one of Mr. Trumps adult children, the people said. Ivanka, Eric and Donald Trump Jr., have all been senior executives at Mr. Trumps company, the Trump Organization.
https://politicalwire.com/2022/09/15/new-york-attorney-general-rejected-trump-offer-to-settle/
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Mr. Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment rights more than 400 times during the session, breaking his silence only to attack Ms. James as a renegade prosecutor who he said is leading a witch hunt against him, people with knowledge of the matter have said.
His decision to stay silent may have handed the attorney general some additional leverage: In civil cases, refusing to answer questions can, in some instances, be held against defendants at trial.
Eric Trump, who ran the company when Mr. Trump was in the White House, also invoked his Fifth Amendment rights more than 500 times in a 2020 deposition with Ms. Jamess office. When Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka were interviewed in hourslong sessions under oath this summer, they responded to questions. There is no indication that they played a role in setting the value of Mr. Trumps assets, but they were senior officers in the company for many years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/nyregion/letitia-james-trump-settlement.html?unlocked_article_code=qD44RvEzVeLP38cgP17sb2LgiouxgENe8Z3iVVnix58e5aJKUlxgA2uGL7Q6z7Lw8uz9zUPafEJY02ZFbzNCyp2yXKoOxPdRG72taQlUWv-WK3PXHQR8bJkc3s5hh3RSPlaCGqhDVVZRUuQrg0Rv63w3tMUKm0Fo2Qz2-VXPoMoI5SCfLFHfYMx9o_62yJdbN0gaBScXLmi4nQKiPJ7a1ohP45TB4ZYvNrH5lyFLDj__U9rQIO1dRqNTwkmQl5uvrBcFRdnjCcmJSq-WuS34SoHIfPMRduWBoi2mYHu1AJg8hEffJNH-q113uwsEanNG-GGq5zJULnkUO92QOXMP-7UuHD5Hh5eN0g&smid=share-url
MagickMuffin
(15,924 posts)Sue all THREE!
Theyre all dirty.
Hugin
(33,031 posts)What?
Joinfortmill
(14,375 posts)Girard442
(6,063 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,584 posts)underpants
(182,574 posts)Ivanka would just oooze pretension and aloofness
Eric - boy if he had to testify that would blow their whole superiority crap out the window.
Jr - that would be a rambling incoherent sober-ish spectacle.
AncientOfDays
(162 posts)If it's Civil Fraud, then it's a fine - no jail time.
former9thward
(31,923 posts)There has never been a threat of jail time.