Invoke the royal exemption
Princess doesn’t want to testify. Princess loses appeal.
Ivanka Trump will have to testify in a business fraud case against her father and brothers, a New York judge ruled. She had previously sought not to take the stand, arguing that she had moved out of the city and had stepped away from the Trump Organization. But Judge Arthur Engoron said she still maintains ties to Trump businesses and real estate in New York.
Wull can’t she just pocket the money without any of the consequences? She’s a princess!
Prosecutors have argued that Ms Trump has important information to share about the case. In his ruling on Friday, Judge Engoron sided with the prosecutors, writing: “Ms Trump has clearly availed herself of the privilege of doing business in New York.” He cited documents showing that she still had ownership or management ties to some businesses in New York, and that she still owns Manhattan apartments.
Wull, yeah, because she’s a property princess, duh, but that doesn’t mean she should be held accountable for anything, much less have to testify. Ew.
I’ll bet she’s not being offered any plea deal; she’s too close to the top and much more likely to be the intended target of of someone else’s plea deal. What are the odds she’d sell out Daddy if she had the chance?
Let’s hope so!
YNnB, I assumed that she hasn’t been offered a plea deal because she isn’t a defendant in this case but is being called as a witness – albeit a hostile witness, no doubt – for the prosecution.