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submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Ivanka Trump asked a New York appeals court to pause the $250 million fraud trial of her family and its business empire as she appeals a judge’s order requiring her to testify in the case next week.

The request to stay the entire trial came at the tail end of a Thursday court filing arguing that Ivanka Trump will face “undue hardship” if forced to testify — in part because she is scheduled to appear “in the middle of a school week.”

New York Attorney General Letitia James urged the appeals court to reject that request, calling it a “drastic” and baseless move that “would upend an ongoing trial.”

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[-] hogunner@lemmy.world 199 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I couldn’t possibly answer for my crimes during a school night. I mean who would make sure our nanny takes the children to school? My butler? Please; how gauche.

[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 179 points 1 year ago

Oh girl please. You managed to travel around the world for 4 years as a “White House advisor” without any problems. You’ll deal with it.

[-] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Frankly my dear I give zero fucks if she can deal with it or not!

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[-] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 130 points 1 year ago

I think you have misunderstood the meanings of “undue” and “hardship”

[-] magikarpet@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago
[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

Well the circus is in town...

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[-] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I’m sure he means you no HARM

[-] foofiepie@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago

Lol what. As a parent, school times are when you can actually get shit done. Half term/school holidays are when you have the least free time.

This is of course assuming one doesn’t have staff, as she clearly will. What unmitigated bollocks.

[-] NVariable@startrek.website 79 points 1 year ago

Ivanka is flailing. She can lie for her father and face jail; plead the Fifth and try to maintain her innocence independently: or tell the truth and send trump to jail.

[-] knightry@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago

The penalty for this trial is monetary/forfeiture of ownership. There's no jail possible here.

[-] SheDiceToday@eslemmy.es 26 points 1 year ago

If the testimony reveals criminal actions, then criminal charges can be filed. That was the big 'whoooah' from the testimonies of the other trump children; their testimonies apparently contained elements of criminal offenses beyond the simple civil matters of this trial.

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

That's a bingo. Can't fix stupid.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

Fancy not actually going through the testimony you were going to give, in advance, to check that it wasn't going to make the situation worse.

Peak naivety.

[-] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Telling the truth would also send her to jail unless she can reach a plea bargain, and I think that particular ship has sailed.

[-] milan616@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

She's not party to this case, and it's a civil trial so there isn't jail time. Unless she's caught perjuring herself like her brothers. And even that won't likely affect any of them.

[-] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 year ago

Lawyerly types of folks have been pointing out that the Trumpses have been making statements on the stand that open them up to criminal charges, so I’m not going to wager on her making a good case of it.

I think she is exactly as smart as the rest of her family, but manages to keep her mouth shut slightly more often.

Honestly, I would like the Saudi money and the West Bank money investigated for her and Jared.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Honestly, I would like the Saudi money and the West Bank money investigated for her and Jared.

absolutely. Also, because I'm kind of petty like that, I would like her to explain to the NY judge why her kids can't be left with the other presumably functioning adults at home.

[-] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 70 points 1 year ago

The entitlement is strong in that one.

[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 1 year ago

Aaaaaaaahahahahahahahaha!!

Fuck you ya privileged cunt! Da hell fantasy clown world you been living in??

[-] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

From what I've seen a really nice one where she does whatever she wants

[-] DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago

Ha, I thought she was a "working mother"??

[-] ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

your honor, I can't do weekdays, or weekends, or nights, and no days ending in "day" either

[-] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 year ago

Does she even know her kids name?

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago

I'm assuming one of them is called Brendan.

It's a good bet anyway

[-] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

And Donald is the father

[-] mx_smith@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

TIL ivanka has three children. I didn’t realize her and Jared had any hell spawn.

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago

Somewhat relevant and simply awesome:

[-] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

I’m going to choose to believe this is real.

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It is! I normally wouldn't link to that god-awful site, but here's proof.

[-] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Worth it, between the top of my screen saying TWITTER and not their stupid new brand, and this being real.

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
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[-] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 year ago

Attorney General: no.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

Does she actually have kids in that age? And if so, doesn't she have a nanny to take care of them?

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 year ago

They don't pay their nannies like they don't pay their lawyers.

[-] DoomBot5@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Their nanny is probably an immigrant working here illegally that would be deported if they say anything about the lack of pay.

[-] Metatronz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Possibly a Saudi gift? (Got dark, sorry)

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

Get fucked criminal.

[-] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

Maybe you should've thought of that before you engaged in fraud, you worthless sack of air.

[-] stormtrooper@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 year ago

What does school have to do with anything? She doesn’t go to school, does she?

[-] IHeartBadCode@kbin.social 41 points 1 year ago

Her children. She's indicating care required as her residence is Florida and she is being ordered to appear in New York.

However an update to this, which should surprise nobody, is that the Court thought about her argument for fifteen seconds and replied, "Hell Fucking NO". Like that's how ridiculous her request was. It got same day response from a high court because it was just so easy to deny.

Usually there needs to be a really good reason for seeking a continuance (postponement of something that has a deadline). Having trouble finding daycare arrangements for your children is pretty fucking far from what usually rises to requiring emergency continuance. By like........A LOT.

Of course this came after her motion to quash her subpoena was also roundly told to fucking pound sand. She is absolutely doing her best to stall and basically the court is clearly having none of her fucking shit.

[-] nyctre@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

No, but her 3 spawn do. And as we all know, it's hard enough being a working mom without having to face the consequences of your criminal actions.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

boo fucking hoo. cry me a river, devilspawn.

[-] Cheesus@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

That would suck for the jury, this is a long trial and this only makes it harder on them.

[-] unfnknblvbl@kbin.social 40 points 1 year ago

There is no jury for this one, though. Trump's lawyers forgot to ask for one hahahhhaha

Why am I not surprised that this happened?

[-] dynamojoe@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

A family of billionaires faces undue hardship? Oh fuck that. There are entire states full of people that would love to have the problems she's got.

[-] big_slap@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago
[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 9 points 1 year ago

So this runs in the family?

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