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In
a brief order, the state Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal
because "no substantial constitutional question is directly
involved."
Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump are scheduled to
testify under oath starting on July 15, and continuing the
following week, in state Attorney General Letitia James
three-year-old civil probe.
A lawyer for the Trumps and James' office did not immediately
respond to requests for comment.
James is investigating whether the Trump Organization misled
lenders and tax authorities, by inflating real estate values to
get better loan terms and lowering those values to save on
taxes.
The Trumps had argued that testifying would violate their
constitutional rights because their words could be used against
them in a related criminal investigation led by Manhattan
District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
They had agreed to testify so long as the Court of Appeals did
not issue a stay.
Trump, a Republican, has repeatedly denied wrongdoing. He has
also called James' probe a politically motivated witch hunt, and
James a racist. James is a Democrat, and is Black.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Richard
Chang)
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