Ivanka, Don Jr and Eric expected to testify in Donald Trump’s fraud case

Former President Donald Trump and his children Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump (left to right) are named in a list of witnesses to be called in the New York civil fraud trial (Pictures: AP/AFP)

Ex-President Donald Trump’s three eldest children are expected to testify in his $250million fraud case – and he himself plans to as well if called.

Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump and his sons Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump were named in a list of 28 witnesses to be called in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud trial.

Ivanka, who once served as a Trump Organization executive vice president, was described in the list revealed on Thursday as a former affiliate of the family company and owner of Ivaka OPO LLC. She was not listed as a defendant, while her brothers and father were.

It remains to be seen if Ivanka’s testimony could be damaging to her father and family.

BREAKING:@NewYorkStateAG released list of witnesses for upcoming trial on balance of claims that remain against #Trump and co-defendants.
My client @MichaelCohen212 is 6;
Ivanka Trump is no longer a defendant in lawsuit, and is 14.
Will her testimony help or hurt? pic.twitter.com/WtJQByqgy6

— Jeffrey K. Levine 🇺🇸 (@NYadvocateJKL) September 28, 2023

‘Will her testimony help or hurt?’ Jeffrey Levine, lawyer for Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Trump is listed as the second-to-last witness.

‘If called, he will testify,’ Trump’s personal lawyer Alina Habba told the New York Post.

James is seeking at least $250million as well as an order prohibiting Trump from doing business in New York. Prosecutors with the attorney general’s office claim that Trump and his sons inflated their company property valuations with lenders and also diminished them to avoid paying higher taxes.

In a pretrial ruling on Tuesday, Judge Arthur Engoron determined that the ex-president submitted ‘fraudulent valuations’ of his assets and ordered the Trump Organization’s business certificates in the state to be canceled.

Eric Trump (left), Donald Trump Jr (second from left) and Donald Trump (right) are named as defendants while Ivanka Trump (second from right) is listed as a witness (Picture: Getty Images)

Former President Donald Trump plans to testify in the trial if called (Picture: AP)

Trump filed a motion to delay the fraud trial – but the First Judicial Department Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court denied it on Thursday. That means the trial will begin on Monday as scheduled.

‘We are ready for trial and look forward to presenting the rest of our case,’ stated James after the ruling.

Others on the attorney general’s witness list include Cohen, former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg and Trump Organization controller Jeffrey McConney.

Trump plans to appeal Engoron’s ‘fundamentally flawed’ decision, Habba said.

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