Donald Trump, Don Jr. and Ivanka must TESTIFY under oath

A federal judge in New York has ruled that former President Donald Trump and two of his adult children must testify into a probe of his business dealings.

Judge Arthur F. Engoron ruled on the matter Thursday that Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump all must provide depositions in the case.

New York AG Letitia James argued that all possess vital information about Trump’s business dealings and assets. She has already accused Trump of boosting valuations on financial statements when seeking lending. 

Earlier Thursday, Trump lawyer Alina Habba used a hearing in the former president’s alleged fraud case to accuse District Attorney Letitia James of going after him ‘probably because he can win again in ’24.’

The Bedminster, New Jersey-based lawyer also took the opportunity to accuse Trump’s 2016 rival Hillary Clinton of ‘spying’ on his campaign.

A federal judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump all must provide depositions in a civil fraud case

Channeling Trump’s tone in his frequent online statements and his demands to investigate his investigators, she told James and another lawyer for the state AG’s office: ‘I want to know … are you going to go after Hillary Clinton for what she’s doing to my client?’ 

‘That she spied at Trump Tower in your state? Are you going to look into her business dealings?’

The lawyer cast Trump as a victim of ‘viewpoint discrimination’ – and challenged James for her own public comments about Trump during her election, Law & Crime reported. 

Judge Arthur Engoron repeatedly cut short her interruptions and efforts to steer the conversation toward Trump’s rivals. ‘The Clintons are not before me,’ he said. 

James opened the door to the line of attack with some of her past statements about Trump during her own campaigns. She has called him an ‘illegitimate president’ and said ‘we need to find out where he is laundering his money,’ statements the Trump team has used to accuse her of misconduct. 

Habba’s ‘spy’ comment was a reference to Special Counsel John Durham’s explosive recent court filing in his investigation of the origins of the Russia probe. Durham included ‘factual background’ information in a filing that has roused Republicans who claim it proves Trump’s ‘spy’ claim, although indicted Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann says it was intended to ‘inflame’ the media. He is charged with a single count of lying to the FBI.

Habba is a Bedmister, NJ lawyer who has represented Trump in the Sumner Zervos defamation case and other matters