Eric Trump says he’ll adjust to New York lawyer normal’s subpoena however solely after the 2020 election

Legal professionals for Eric Trump mentioned Thursday that he’s keen to be deposed as a part of the New York Legal professional Common’s workplace’s probe of the Trump Group however solely after the 2020 presidential election.

In a courtroom submitting in New York State Supreme Courtroom, the legal professionals for President Donald Trump‘s son mentioned they had been requesting the delay partially to “keep away from the usage of his deposition attendance for political functions.”

The legal professionals additionally denied that he had beforehand refused to adjust to the subpoena for his testimony, as New York Legal professional Common Letitia James’ workplace had alleged.

James, in an announcement to CNBC, mentioned that “whereas we can not touch upon the actual steps we’re taking up particular litigation, we cannot enable any entity or particular person to dictate how our investigation will proceed or enable anybody to evade a lawful subpoena.”

“Nobody is above the legislation, interval,” James mentioned.

The AG’s office last month revealed a civil investigation into Trump and his firm over how they valued a number of Trump property on annual monetary statements that had been used to acquire loans, in addition to to get financial and tax advantages.

In an August court filing, the AG’s workplace mentioned that the Trump Group had “refused totally to adjust to a subpoena for Eric Trump’s testimony.” 

“Eric Trump’s categorical refusal to seem is illegal, and he ought to be compelled to testify,” James’ workplace wrote. 

However legal professionals for Eric Trump, the manager vice chairman of the Trump Group, replied Thursday that he “at no time indicated that he was refusing to conform” with the subpoena.

“Slightly, counsel merely requested sure assurances first” from the lawyer normal’s workplace, the legal professionals mentioned.

These situations embrace affirmation from the AG that it “has not offered, and won’t present any supplies, data or transcripts developed or collected in the midst of its investigation to another legislation enforcement authority, company or regulator.”

Regardless, Eric Trump’s counsel wrote, they’ve since made clear that their shopper is keen to adjust to the subpoena. The legal professionals proposed 4 attainable dates after Nov. 3, when the president faces reelection towards Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

The legal professionals mentioned they proposed that timeline “due to Mr. Trump’s excessive journey schedule and associated unavailability between now and the election, and to keep away from the usage of his deposition attendance for political functions.”

“It’s well-known that almost all, if not all, legislation enforcement and regulatory businesses studiously keep away from sure actions inside the 60-day interval previous to a serious election,” the legal professionals mentioned.

The earliest proposed date is Nov. 19.