Trump files to block testimony in NY AG James’ investigation

Donald Trump, Ivanka and Don Jr. have filed a discover of appeal with New York’s highest court docket searching for to block an get forcing their testimony in New York Attorney Common Letitia James’ investigation into the Trump Group.

The loved ones trio earlier Wednesday signed an agreement with James’ workplace saying they would give their sworn testimony on July 15 — unless New York’s highest court docket, the Court of Appeals, first dominated in their favor that they really do not have to be deposed.

It is unclear regardless of whether the Court docket of Appeals will listen to their circumstance.

The attractiveness arrives just after two prior unsuccessful bids by the Trumps to block the AG’s subpoenas for their testimony — which include by a lower appellate court docket that tossed their case previous thirty day period.

James introduced her probe of the relatives serious estate firm in 2019 following congressional testimony from Trump’s former particular attorney Michael Cohen alleging that Trump had exaggerated firm property for bank loan, insurance and tax needs.

In 2020, the AG filed suit declaring that the Trump Organization was stonewalling her investigation.

The former president confronted a civil contempt purchase from the judge in the circumstance for not meeting a March 31 deadline to answer to James’ subpoena for documents.

The buy has due to the fact been conditionally lifted, with Trump shelling out $110,000 in fines that are being held in escrow.

In the course of a court docket listening to held by video clip earlier Wednesday, Manhattan Supreme Courtroom Justice Arthur Engoron declined to close out the contempt purchase right up until Trump’s attorneys submitted additional affidavits from Trump employees about the doc retention and destruction policy.

Trump has an attraction pending versus the contempt buy.

A lawyer for Ivanka and Don Jr. declined to remark. Trump’s attorney and the AG’s office environment both equally did not right away return requests for comment.