Ivanka Trump Resists Testifying in Father's Ongoing New York Fraud Case

Ivanka Trump faces potential to incriminate herself if forced to testify as a "fact witness" in her father's NY civil fraud trial, arguing she was dismissed from the suit and has not been part of the Trump Organization for years, while knowledge about alleged price manipulation within the company could be revealing.

• Ivanka Trump's lawyers have requested the New York Attorney General's office to quash a subpoena calling her to testify in her father's NY civil fraud trial, maintaining her non-involvement in the Trump Organization since 2016 and highlighting that she was dismissed from the lawsuit initially.
• Her testimony could add weight to claims the Trump Organization inflated assets by up to $2.2 billion to boost net worth and secure favorable business deals, potentially implicating herself.
• One of the key disputes surrounding Ivanka Trump is related to a penthouse on Trump Park Avenue that she and her husband rented in 2011, that was reportedly valued much higher on statements of financial condition than the buying option offered to Ivanka.
• Despite Ivanka's dismissal from the case due to the statute of limitations, she could still provide relevant evidence to prove or disprove key aspects of the state's case, such as the alleged price manipulation of the penthouse.
• If forced to testify, she may plead the Fifth Amendment, but this may result in a negative inference where her silence could be presumed to be against her father's case.

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