The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump's $250 million civil fraud trial has ordered the former president's daughter, Ivanka Trump, to testify in the case, NBC News reports. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron said Friday that she could not be called as a witness prior to Nov. 1, which would give her time to appeal the decision if she so chooses.
Trump attorneys challenged New York Attorney General Letitia James' subpoena to Ivanka Trump, pointing out that an appeals court ruled earlier this year that she should be dropped as a defendant in the case over issues with the statute of limitations. They accused James' office of attempting to "continue to harass and burden President Trump’s daughter long after" the appeals court "mandated she be dismissed from the case." They also argued that the attorney general waited too long to issue the subpoena, claiming that the office does not have that authority over her because she is no longer a New York resident.
