US New York Prosecutors Issue Subpoenas to Trump’s Daughter and Son Following Trump

Donald Trump Jr. (right), the eldest son of former U.S. President Donald Trump, and eldest daughter Ivanka Trump.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] Pressure from the New York prosecutors on former U.S. President Donald Trump is intensifying. The New York State prosecutors plan to summon and question Trump’s eldest son and daughter following the former president.

According to major foreign media including the AP News on the 3rd (local time), the New York State prosecutors led by Attorney General Letitia James recently summoned Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, the eldest son and daughter of former President Trump, to testify regarding the investigation into the Trump family’s real estate issues.

The AP News reported, "It was revealed at the end of last year that former President Trump had received a subpoena from the New York State prosecutors, but this is the first time that the subpoenas for Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka have been disclosed." The New York State prosecutors have raised suspicions that the Trump family inflated asset values to secure favorable loan terms or minimized them to pay less tax, and have been investigating this for over two years.

The former president’s side has stated that they cannot accept subpoenas not only for him but also for his children. Earlier, former President Trump filed a lawsuit in the Northern District Court of New York at the end of last year seeking to halt the investigation against him by Attorney General James. He claims that Attorney General James, a Democrat, initiated this investigation for political motives.

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