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NY AG Seeks Trump Deposition in Connection to Alleged Company Tax Fraud

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  • New York State Attorney General Letitia James has asked to take the deposition of former President Donald Trump on Jan. 7, 2022 in New York, a source said.
  • This deposition would be part of the civil investigation into whether the Trump organization committed fraud in reporting the value of certain properties to banks and tax authorities.
  • James is looking into whether to file a civil suit.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James has asked to take the deposition of former President Donald Trump on Jan. 7, 2022 in New York, a source said.

This deposition would be part of the civil investigation into whether the Trump Organization committed fraud in reporting the value of certain properties to banks and tax authorities. James is looking into whether to file a civil suit.

This matter is separate from the ongoing criminal investigation headed by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance into the Trump Organization and whether officials there engaged in any tax fraud schemes. The organization’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, has been charged, along with two Trump related-businesses.

Weisselberg has pleaded not guilty to charges he collected more than $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation, including apartment rent, car payments and school tuition.

Trump’s company is also charged in the case, which prosecutors have described as a “sweeping and audacious” tax fraud scheme.

To date, Trump himself has not been charged with any wrongdoing — although the investigation is ongoing. He has condemned the case, the first to arise from New York authorities’ two-year investigation into the former president’s business dealings, as a “political Witch Hunt.”

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The office of Trump lawyer Ronald Fischetti has declined to comment.

Source: NBC New York

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