Court postpones hearing of Trump's statement following the death of his first wife
US judicial authorities have postponed hearing former President Donald Trump's testimony in a New York civil investigation into allegations of fraud against his company, against the background of the death of his first wife, Ivana.
On Friday, Trump and his sons, Donald Jr and Ivanka, were scheduled to testify under oath in the investigation led by New York Attorney General Leticia James, but James's spokesman said the statements were delayed due to the death Thursday of Ivana Trump, the mother of Donald Jr and Ivanka.
"In light of the death of Ivana Trump yesterday, we have received a request from Donald Trump's attorney and his sons to defer giving the three statements, which we have agreed to," the spokesman said.
He pointed out that the postponement is "temporary and the testimonies will be rescheduled as soon as possible," without giving information about the dates of their submission.
Ivana Trump died at the age of 73 at her home in Manhattan.
The police are investigating whether the death was caused by a fall on the stairs of her house, and the city's coroner is scheduled to determine the cause of death.
James suspects that the Trump Organization fraudulently overvalued real estate when applying for bank loans, while understating it to tax authorities in order to pay lower taxes.
The Trump family denied any wrongdoing.
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