NEW YORK, NY – Former US President Donald Trump arrived in Manhattan for a deposition with New York’s Attorney General, Letitia James.
Trump made the announcement on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Thursday.
The deposition is part of a civil lawsuit filed by James against Trump and his three adult children for fraud in a New York state court in Manhattan in September of last year. The lawsuit accuses Trump and his family of misrepresenting the values of real estate properties in order to receive favorable loans and tax benefits.
Trump had previously sued James after she filed the case. However, in March of this year, he requested a six-month extension to the case’s deadline. He argued that the extension would allow him to review the “staggering” volume of materials, including millions of pages of documents, and question dozens of witnesses.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “I will finally be able to show what a great, profitable, and valuable company I built, actually, some of the greatest real estate assets anywhere in the world.”
Trump, who is seeking to regain the presidency in 2024, is also facing charges from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Earlier this month, he was indicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The charges stem from allegations that he orchestrated payments to two women before the 2016 election to suppress the publication of their sexual encounters with him.