WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald trumpet said Wednesday he declined to answer questions during a previous appearance New York state attorney general in a civil investigation into his family business.
“I declined to answer questions about the rights and privileges available to all citizens under the US Constitution“, Trump said in a statement.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James is looking into whether the Trump Organization inflated real estate values. Trump and his two adult children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, fought to avoid testifying but lost. Trump raised his fist as he left Trump Tower on Wednesday morning, wearing a blue suit with a flag pin on his lapel.
Late on Tuesday, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social app that he would meet with the New York attorney general on Wednesday. A source also told Reuters that Trump is expected to testify in the investigation on Wednesday. The source said Trump’s children were questioned.
The deposition will not be made public.
A spokesman for James declined to comment. An attorney for Trump did not respond to a request for comment.
James said her investigation has uncovered significant evidence that the Trump Organization, which manages hotels, golf courses and other real estate, overstated property values to obtain loans. incentives and undervalued to get tax relief.
Trump has denied wrongdoing and called the New York investigation politically motivated. James is a Democrat.
Separately, the FBI searched Trump’s Florida estate on Monday, an escalation of the federal investigation into whether he illegally removed records from the White House when he left office in October. 1 year 2021 or not.
Trump has publicly flirted with the question of running for re-election in 2024 but has not made clear whether he will do so.
Trump’s Florida property search warrant concerns the National Archives and Records Administration, the agency responsible for protecting presidential records belonging to the public and whether there are classified documents at the Mar- Trump’s a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Trump has had to deal with a slew of legal troubles since he left office, after his supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in an unsuccessful attempt to overturn his electoral defeat. Trump continues to falsely claim that the election was stolen through widespread voter fraud.
“I declined to answer questions about the rights and privileges available to all citizens under the US Constitution“, Trump said in a statement.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James is looking into whether the Trump Organization inflated real estate values. Trump and his two adult children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, fought to avoid testifying but lost. Trump raised his fist as he left Trump Tower on Wednesday morning, wearing a blue suit with a flag pin on his lapel.
Late on Tuesday, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social app that he would meet with the New York attorney general on Wednesday. A source also told Reuters that Trump is expected to testify in the investigation on Wednesday. The source said Trump’s children were questioned.
The deposition will not be made public.
A spokesman for James declined to comment. An attorney for Trump did not respond to a request for comment.
James said her investigation has uncovered significant evidence that the Trump Organization, which manages hotels, golf courses and other real estate, overstated property values to obtain loans. incentives and undervalued to get tax relief.
Trump has denied wrongdoing and called the New York investigation politically motivated. James is a Democrat.
Separately, the FBI searched Trump’s Florida estate on Monday, an escalation of the federal investigation into whether he illegally removed records from the White House when he left office in October. 1 year 2021 or not.
Trump has publicly flirted with the question of running for re-election in 2024 but has not made clear whether he will do so.
Trump’s Florida property search warrant concerns the National Archives and Records Administration, the agency responsible for protecting presidential records belonging to the public and whether there are classified documents at the Mar- Trump’s a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Trump has had to deal with a slew of legal troubles since he left office, after his supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in an unsuccessful attempt to overturn his electoral defeat. Trump continues to falsely claim that the election was stolen through widespread voter fraud.
