(T)rumps reach deal to postpone depositions in New York attorney general investigation
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and the New York attorney general have reached an agreement to postpone depositions in the civil investigation into the Trump Organization until after an appeal is decided, likely pushing off any testimony for at least several months.
In the deal, which was signed off by a New York state judge, both sides agreed to an expedited briefing schedule that would conclude by March 31. The Trumps would be required to sit for depositions, if they lose the appeal, 14 days after a decision is rendered.
It is not clear how quickly the appeals court will rule. Under the lower court ruling, the former President, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump were ordered to sit for depositions by March 10.
The Trumps have argued that if New York Attorney General Letitia James wants their testimony, she should bring them before a state grand jury investigating the Trump Organization. The Trump lawyers claimed that she is trying to end-run the grand jury process, where witnesses receive transactional immunity for their testimony in New York.
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