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Trump, adult children to testify in NY civil probe next week
NEW YORK, July 13 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump is expected to testify in the New York attorney general's civil investigation into his business practices next week, not on Friday as previously agreed, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Trump's daughter Ivanka, and son Donald Jr. also will be questioned under oath next week, the person said.
A June 8 court-ordered agreement had called for all three to appear for testimony starting on Friday, July 15, and concluding by the following week.
A spokeswoman for New York Attorney General Letitia James declined comment.
In January, James said the investigation had uncovered significant evidence the Trump Organization, which manages hotels, golf courses and other real estate, overstated asset values to obtain favorable loans and understated the values to get tax breaks.
The Trumps had sought to avoid questioning. Their depositions will not be conducted in public.
Alina Habba, a lawyer for Trump, did not respond to requests for comment. A lawyer for Trump's adult children declined comment.
A Republican, Trump has denied wrongdoing, and called the investigation politically motivated. James is a Democrat.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-adult-children-testify-ny-civil-probe-next-week-2022-07-13/
Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Statement Of U.S. Attorney Damian Williams On The Espionage Conviction Of Ex-CIA Programmer Joshua Adam Schulte
Joshua Adam Schulte was a CIA programmer with access to some of the country’s most valuable intelligence-gathering cyber tools used to battle terrorist organizations and other malign influences around the globe. When Schulte began to harbor resentment toward the CIA, he covertly collected those tools and provided them to WikiLeaks, making some of our most critical intelligence tools known to the public – and therefore, our adversaries. Moreover, Schulte was aware that the collateral damage of his retribution could pose an extraordinary threat to this nation if made public, rendering them essentially useless, having a devastating effect on our intelligence community by providing critical intelligence to those who wish to do us harm. Today, Schulte has been convicted for one of the most brazen and damaging acts of espionage in American history.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/statement-us-attorney-damian-williams-espionage-conviction-ex-cia-programmer-joshua