President Trump’s son Eric ordered to testify in fraud probe

Author: Agencies

A New York judge on Wednesday ordered Eric Trump, the president’s son most involved with running the family business, to be deposed by October 7 as part of an investigation over charges that the organization improperly inflated the value of real estate assets.

Letitia James, the Democratic attorney general of New York state who opened the inquiry, has been asking since May to question Eric Trump, 36, who has emerged as the helmsman of the Trump Organization since his father moved to the White House in early 2017.

Even though Eric Trump has said he was ready to “cooperate” with the inquiry, his lawyers recently asked for the session to be pushed back until after the November 3 election, arguing that he was too busy, as he is heavily involved in his father’s re-election campaign.

The attorney general had challenged that request in a court in the state, asking that Eric Trump be forced to provide documentation on several of the company’s properties, including a building on Wall Street and the Trump International Hotel in Chicago.

Share
Leave a Comment

Recent Posts

  • Pakistan

Competition Commission of Pakistan Initiates Phase 2 Review of PTCL’s Acquisition of Telenor Pakistan

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has successfully concluded Phase 1 of its review of…

55 mins ago
  • Top Stories

Police face tumult while attempting to disband protesting lawyers in Lahore

Disorder erupted in the vicinity of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday as lawyers, protesting…

1 hour ago
  • Pakistan

IHC judges’ letter case: SC urges unity for judiciary’s independence

The Supreme Court resumed on Tuesday heard the suo motu pertaining to allegations made by…

2 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Army rules out talks with ‘anarchist group’

Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry Tuesday said that…

2 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Govt proposes increasing retirement age to cut ‘financial burden’

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb proposed on Tuesday raising the retirement age and restructuring pension payments…

2 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Saudi delegation’s visit significant headway in bilateral ties: PM

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday hailed the recent visit of a Saudi investment delegation…

2 hours ago