Is Eric Trump invoking the Fifth Amendment to dodge testifying about Trump Organization finances? – AlterNet

Posted: August 26, 2020 at 4:27 pm

The Trump Organization and its legal teamhave stalled, withheld documents, and instructed witnesses, including Eric Trump, to refuse to answer questions under oath,announced New York Attorney General Letitia James.Thats why weve filed a motion to compel the Trump Organization to comply.

The allegation that the Trump Organization, Trumps personal business and one also employingthe rest of Trumps nonprofit-embezzling family, inflated their alleged assets in order to secure new loans, have been credibly swirling for years. The accusations gained new potency when longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testified to Congress that yes, actually, Trump had very much been doing exactly that. Attorney General James tells the court in her filing that the OAG determined that Eric Trump likely possessed information relevant to OAGs inquiryfollowed by several blacked-out linesand served a subpoena to Eric in late May. Eric originally agreed to be interviewed, only to later change his mind; that, too, might have been intended as a stalling tactic.

To clarify, note again that this is a New Yorkstateinvestigation. Its separate from the unknown Trump-linked investigations still percolating inside the Department of Justice, in the Southern District of New York, the ones William Barr has dedicated himself to tamping out as apparent top leadership priority. Presidents cannot pardon state crimes.

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