Appeals court rules Trump must testify in NY probe
by Harper Neidig - 05/26/22 11:49 AM ET
Former President Trump must provide testimony in the New York attorney general’s probe into his business practices, a state appeals court ruled Thursday, rejecting his challenge to a subpoena.
A four-judge panel for the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court unanimously ruled against Trump’s appeal in the case, dismissing the former president’s arguments that the subpoena is part of a politically motivated investigation.
“OAG began its investigation after public testimony of a senior corporate insider and reviewed significant volumes of evidence before issuing the subpoenas,” the panel wrote in its decision, using an acronym for the Office of Attorney General. “Appellants have not identified any similarly implicated corporation that was not investigated or any executives of such a corporation who were not deposed. Therefore, appellants have failed to demonstrate that they were treated differently from any similarly situated persons.”
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), who’s conducting a civil investigation into potential fraud at the Trump Organization, applauded the decision.
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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3502636-appeals-court-rules-trump-must-testify-in-ny-probe/
