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Reuters
Karen Freifeld and Kanishka Singh
Former U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive at the New York Attorney General's Office in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday, where he plans to testify. . of a civil investigation into his family's business practices.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating whether the Trump Organization inflated real estate values. Trump and his two adult children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, fought to avoid testimony but lost. Trump wore a blue flag pin on his lapel Wednesday morning. Dressed in a suit, he raised his fist as he exited Trump Tower. Sources also told Reuters that Mr Trump plans to testify at the inquiry on Wednesday. Sources say Trump's children have already been questioned.
Depositions are not made public.
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to answer questions as he appeared before the New York State Attorney General in a civil investigation into his family's business practices.
}"I refused to answer questions about the rights and privileges accorded to all citizens under the United States Constitution," Trump said in a statement.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James is investigating whether the Trump Organization inflated real estate values. Trump and his two adult children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, fought to avoid testimony but lost. Trump wore a blue flag pin on his lapel Wednesday morning. Dressed in a suit, he raised his fist as he exited Trump Tower. Sources also told Reuters that Mr Trump plans to testify at the inquiry on Wednesday. Sources say Trump's children have already been questioned.
Deposits are not made public.
A spokeswoman for James declined to comment. A lawyer for Trump did not respond to a request for comment.
James made an important claim that the Trump Organization, which manages hotels, golf courses, and other real estate, overvalued properties in order to obtain favorable loans and undervalued them in order to receive tax breaks.
Trump denied wrongdoing and said the New York investigation was politically motivated. James is a Democrat.
Separately, in an escalation of a federal investigation into whether President Trump, who is leaving office in January 2021, illegally removed records from the White House, the FBI announced on Monday that President Trump in Florida would searched his mansion.
Mr. Trump has publicly tussled over whether he will run for president again in 2024, but he has not explicitly said if he will.
The warrant to search Trump's Florida mansion is linked to the National Archives and Records Administration, which is responsible for protecting the president's records. Palm Beach, Florida, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Mr. Trump has resigned after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and failed to bid to overturn his election loss. I had to deal with legal issues. Trump continues to make false claims that the election was stolen through widespread voter fraud.
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