The latest legal blow for the ex-president came on Thursday, when a New York appellate court ruled that he must testify in the New York Attorney General's investigation into potential fraud by the Trump Organization.
Donald Trump spoke in the East Room of the White House on January 24, 2020. Drew Angerer is the photographer.
James said that Trump's two oldest children, Donald Jr. and Ivanka, have been told to appear before his office to testify.
The son of the former president appeared for a deposition.
A spokeswoman for the former president did not return a request for comment from Forbes, though he has decried the investigation as a politically driven witch hunt many times.
The civil investigation is focused on whether the Trump Organization and its leaders knowingly misvalued assets for financial gain, through inflating them to secure loans and undervaluing them to save on taxes. Trump has shown little willingness to cooperate with the investigation since it began in 2019. Trump paid a $110,000 fine last week for failing to comply with a subpoena requesting Trump Organization financial records, which his lawyers said he did not have. If her office determines that the former president engaged in financial wrongdoing, James could bring a lawsuit against him.
A group of Mexican protesters who claim that Trump's security guard attacked them while they protested outside of Trump Tower in 2015, brought a case against Trump in October.
A criminal investigation is underway in Fulton County, Georgia, related to Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The New York AG says that Trump has to pay a $110,000 fine to lift the contempt ruling.
A New York judge ordered Trump to pay over $100,000 in fines.
The Trump Organization must comply with the judge's rules by next month.
As legal troubles mount for a former president, Trump's golf club now faces criminal investigation.
The investigation into Trump is heating up in Georgia.
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