Trump and two eldest children must testify in New York case, judge rules
by Ed Pilkington in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5W8Q2)
Ruling forces ex-president, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr to comply with subpoenas as Letitia James investigates Trump Organization
Donald Trump and two of his children have been ordered by a New York judge to appear for a deposition within the next three weeks, as part of the billowing investigation over alleged fraud in the valuation of assets belonging to his family business.
The ruling by Judge Arthur Engoron to force Trump and his two eldest children - Donald Jr and Ivanka - to comply with subpoenas amounts to a sharp escalation of the legal perils that are rapidly tightening around the former president.
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