Depositions in New York Attorney General Trump investigation delayed after death of Ivana Trump

A working day after Ivana Trump’s death, the New York Legal professional General’s business declared Friday it has agreed to hold off extensive-sought depositions with her ex-partner Donald Trump and two of her children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump.

The 73-year-previous initial wife of previous President Trump and mom of a few of his kids was found lifeless in her New York Town condominium Thursday, in accordance to the New York Law enforcement Office. A spokesperson for New York Legal professional Normal Letitia James said in a statement to media Friday that “in light-weight of the passing of Ivana Trump yesterday” attorneys for the Trumps asked for a delay for their court docket-purchased interviews in James’ sweeping civil fraud probe.

“This is a non permanent hold off and the depositions will be rescheduled as shortly as possible. There is no other info about dates or if not to offer at this time,” said Delaney Kempner, the spokesperson. “We offer our condolences to the Trump household.”

An attorney for Trump verified that the ask for was produced.

James’ business office has sought the depositions for a lot more than 50 percent a year as the Trumps combat versus their subpoenas manufactured its way through a trio of New York courts. The subpoenas, despatched in December, sought “testimony and paperwork in connection with an investigation into the valuation of homes owned or controlled by Donald J. Trump or the Trump Firm, or any subject which the Attorney Normal deems pertinent.”

In the end, the state’s highest courtroom upheld a lower court’s buy mandating the Trumps sit for depositions. 

Trump and his lawyers have regularly accused James of pursuing the investigation towards him as a political ploy. A panel of New York judges concluded in Might that the investigation started appropriately just after March 2019 congressional testimony by previous Trump Corporation attorney Michael Cohen lifted queries about probably “fraudulent money statements.”

Attorneys for James’ office environment have indicated all through various the latest hearings that the investigation is nearing its conclusion, and that it might guide to an “enforcement motion in the near upcoming.” They have not elaborated on what enforcement may well be.