• A judge ruled Thursday that Trump must sit for a deposition in AG Tish James’ civil inquiry.
• Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. must also comply with subpoenas for testimony, the judge said.
• The ruling comes after Trump’s lawyers argued that James’ probe is politically biased and invalid.

A Manhattan judge on Thursday ruled that former President Donald Trump must sit for a deposition and provide personal business documents in the New York Attorney General’s civil probe into alleged financial wrongdoing at The Trump Organization.

Two of the former president’s adult children, Ivanka and Donald Jr., must also comply with AG Letitia James’ subpoenas for their testimony and depositions, the judge found.

Trump family lawyers had argued that their clients should not have to comply with James’ civil probe subpoenas because anything they say in a deposition could be used in a criminal probe the AG is also running in tandem with an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

But state Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ruled that the Trump legal team’s argument “overlooks the salient fact that they have an absolute right to refuse to answer questions that they claim may incriminate them.”

The ruling followed a contentious hearing earlier Thursday, during which lawyers for James and Trump squared off over whether the former president and his two adult children should have to comply with the AG’s subpoenas demanding their testimony and documents.

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