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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Trump lawyers: Judge abused discretion in forcing testimony

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Donald Trump’s lawyers say a New York judge abused his discretion with a decision last month requiring the former president to answer questions under oath in a civil investigation into his business practices.

In papers filed Monday in a state appeals court, Trump’s lawyers said Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron failed to properly weigh constitutional and ethical concerns that they’d raised about New York Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation.

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