After months of delays, President Trump’s son Eric was questioned under oath on Monday as part of a civil investigation by New York’s attorney general into whether the Trump family’s real estate company committed fraud.
The deposition came less than a month before the presidential election. And while the interview was not made public, the mere fact that it happened before Election Day was a victory for the attorney general, Letitia James, whose inquiry is one of several legal actions the president and his company, the Trump Organization, are facing.
Ms. James’s office declined to comment about what was discussed in the deposition, which was conducted remotely. Mr. Trump’s lawyers could not immediately be reached for comment, and Alan Garten, the Trump Organization’s general counsel, declined to comment.
The attorney general’s investigation is focused on whether the Trump Organization
inflated its assets to get bank loans and tax benefits.