Trump forced to testify in probe into his tax practices

“For me, he is a citizen like the others.

On Thursday, a New York judge dismissed an appeal by Donald Trump, who sought to block a civil justice subpoena in New York State, which suspects his company, the Trump Organization, of "fraudulent tax practices ".

In a decision that can still be appealed, the judge gave the former US president 14 days to provide the requested documents, and 21 days for him and his children Ivanka to testify under oath. and Donald Jr.

While Donald Trump's lawyers assured that his status as a former president complicated the situation, the judge recalled that he could, like everyone else, invoke his right not to incriminate himself under the 5th Amendment and refuse to answer each question by "arguing the

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