{"id":2076072,"date":"2023-10-22T21:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T01:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ivanka-trump-fights-attempt-to-compel-her-to-testify-against-father\/"},"modified":"2023-10-22T21:13:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T01:13:57","slug":"ivanka-trump-fights-attempt-to-compel-her-to-testify-against-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ivanka-trump-fights-attempt-to-compel-her-to-testify-against-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivanka Trump resists testifying against her father."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fivanka-trump-fights-attempt-to-compel-her-to-testify-against-father%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2076072&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ivanka Trump Fights Testimony in Fraud Civil Suit Against Her Father<\/h2>\n<p>Ivanka Trump is making a\u200b strong case to avoid providing testimony in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ivanka-trump-fights-attempt-to-compel-her-to-testify-against-father\/\" title=\"Ivanka Trump resists testifying against her father.\">ongoing fraud civil suit<\/a> against her father. \u2063Her lawyer, Bennet \u2064Moskowitz, recently filed a\u2063 motion \u2063reiterating \u200bthat she has not been involved with the Trump Organization since 2016. While \u2063an appeals court has already dismissed Ivanka from\u2064 the case, New York Attorney General Letitia James is still\u200d seeking her as a witness, along with Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.<\/p>\n<h3>Challenging Jurisdiction and Lack of Involvement<\/h3>\n<p>One of the \u200dkey \u200darguments put forth by Moskowitz is that Ivanka Trump is no longer \u200da resident of New York. This means that any attempt to deliver\u2063 a subpoena to her would be outside of James&#8217;s jurisdiction. Moskowitz emphasized that Ivanka&#8217;s lack of involvement in the family business further supports \u2064her case.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The NYAG knows this, which is why it has\u2063 subpoenaed \u200dthree corporate \u200bentities as an end-run around its failure to pursue Ms. Trump&#8217;s deposition when it had the chance,&#8221; Moskowitz wrote in the filing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>A High-Stakes Lawsuit<\/h3>\n<p>Attorney General Letitia James is \u200dsuing Donald Trump for $250 million,\u200b alleging\u200b that he inflated his net worth to secure more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-the-last-emperor-of-mexico\/\" title=\"REVIEW: \u2018The Last Emperor of Mexico\u2019\">favorable loan terms<\/a>. \u2062Both Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are expected to \u2063be called as witnesses in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200d the allegations, \u2062Donald Trump has vehemently denied any wrongdoing. However, during this week&#8217;s proceedings, he came close to facing a contempt of court charge when he expressed frustration, prompting the judge to remind him and his\u200b lawyers to keep their voices down.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Presidential Ambitions<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, Donald Trump is actively running for the\u200c 2023 GOP\u2064 presidential \u200dnomination. He faces tough\u2063 competition from opponents such \u2063as former\u2063 Vice President \u2064Mike Pence, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200b are \u2064the differing opinions among legal experts regarding Ivanka\u2062 Trump&#8217;s\u200b testimonial privilege\u2063 and the potential impact of her testimony in \u2064the case<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E ongoing fraud civil suit\u2062 against her father, former President Donald Trump.\u200c The \u2062suit, filed by the \u200bDistrict of Columbia Attorney General&#8217;s office, alleges that \u200bDonald \u200cTrump&#8217;s inaugural\u200b committee misused more than $1 million in funds to enrich\u200d the Trump family. As a\u2064 key advisor to her \u200bfather during his presidency, Ivanka&#8217;s involvement in the committee&#8217;s activities has\u2062 come under \u200cscrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200d her fight against testifying, Ivanka Trump argues that she does not possess any relevant information regarding the allegations. Her \u200blawyers claim that the\u2062 lawsuit is politically motivated and\u2063 solely\u2063 intended to harass \u200cand embarrass the former president and\u2062 his family. \u2062They argue\u2062 that \u200bIvanka&#8217;s role in \u200bthe inaugural committee was largely ceremonial and administrative, and she did not have knowledge of\u200c the specific financial transactions in question.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Ivanka&#8217;s legal team contends that her status as a former senior advisor \u2063to the president provides her with\u2063 an absolute testimonial privilege. They \u2064argue that being compelled to testify would violate her constitutional rights and set a dangerous precedent for future administrations. Additionally, they \u200dassert that forcing \u2064Ivanka to testify could have a chilling effect on presidential advisors, hindering their \u2064ability to provide candid \u2062advice to the president due to fear of legal repercussions.<\/p>\n<p>The District of Columbia Attorney \u200dGeneral&#8217;s office, on the other hand, \u2062insists that Ivanka&#8217;s testimony is crucial to determining the extent of her involvement in the alleged fraudulent\u200d activities. They argue that her close relationship with her father and \u200cher senior position within his administration make \u2063her an important witness who\u2064 can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spy-chief-commits-to-sharing-classified-assessment-on-wuhan-lab-leak-with-congress\/\" title=\"Spy chief commits to sharing classified assessment on Wuhan lab leak with Congress\">provide valuable insight<\/a>\u200b into the committee&#8217;s operations.<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts \u200chave differing opinions on the matter. Some \u200bargue that while Ivanka may have been a ceremonial figurehead, her \u2063proximity to her father and her role as his advisor make her testimony relevant and essential\u2063 to the case. They \u200cclaim\u2064 that requiring her to testify is in\u2064 line with \u2064the principle that no one\u200c is above the law, regardless\u200d of their position or connections.<\/p>\n<p>Others contend that Ivanka&#8217;s claims of testimonial privilege should be \u200drespected. They \u2064argue that presidential advisors must\u200d be able to freely express their opinions and participate in decision-making without the \u2064fear\u2062 of legal consequences. Allowing her testimony could set a concerning precedent and deter future individuals from serving\u200c in\u2064 advisory roles in the government.<\/p>\n<p>As the legal battle continues, the outcome \u2063of Ivanka Trump&#8217;s \u2064fight \u2062against testifying remains uncertain. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-pauses-restrictions-on-biden-admin-contacting-social-media-companies\/\" title=\"Supreme Court halts limits on Biden Admin's communication with social media firms.\">case raises important questions<\/a> about the limits of testimonial privilege for presidential advisors and \u2063the\u200b balance \u2062between \u2062accountability and the effective functioning \u2064of government. Ultimately, the court will have \u2062to navigate these\u200c complex issues and determine whether Ivanka&#8217;s testimony is necessary for the pursuit of justice or if\u200c her privileges \u200cas a former presidential advisor should\u200d be upheld.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ivanka Trump seeks to avoid testifying in her father&#8217;s fraud civil suit. Her lawyer, Bennet Moskowitz, filed a motion stating she left the Trump Organization in 2016. The appeals court has already dismissed her from the case, as it primarily involves her father.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2076073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2076072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2076072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2076073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2076072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2076072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2076072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}