Former President Donald Trump is expected to testify Thursday in a New York deposition as part of a $250 million civil lawsuit alleging fraud in his real estate business practices. Trump has denied the allegations and tweeted that the deposition is "another unjust & ridiculous persecution". Sources have said Trump will answer questions during the deposition, and it is unclear how long it will last.
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has filed a federal lawsuit against House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and the House Judiciary Committee, accusing them of attempting to interfere in his office's investigation and prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The lawsuit seeks to block the committee from enforcing a subpoena sent to a former prosecutor and other demands for confidential documents and testimony. Bragg alleges that the committee’s actions are part of a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” the district attorney and interfere in his office’s case against Trump, and is asking the court to block the committee from enforcing the subpoena and other demands.
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Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to sit for a deposition Thursday in the Lower Manhattan offices of New York State Attorney General Letitia James, related to a lawsuit seeking $250 million in damages from Trump, his children and the Trump Organization. In August 2022, Trump refused to answer questions in a deposition for the case, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. It is unclear if Trump will answer questions in this upcoming deposition, or if he will continue to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights.