Time for Trump to testify

[View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter]( February 17, 2022 Finally, some headway in New York Attorney General Letitia James' investigation of former President Trump's finances: The ex–commander in chief and two of his children will have to testify in the investigation, thanks to a judge's refusal to throw out a subpoena Thursday afternoon. So, unless his lawyers successfully appeal the decision, Trump, Trump Jr., and Ivanka will have to go on the record answering—or refusing to answer—questions from the AG's office about the Trump Organization's potentially fraudulent valuations of its finances. And, as my colleague David Corn has [pointed out](, the Trumps don't tend to do too well at [telling the truth in depositions](. Whether the Trumps talk or plead the Fifth, this is a huge step forward for James' civil investigation, which could potentially lead to a lawsuit seeking financial penalties down the line. My colleague Russ Choma, who has been covering it, has all the details of the [judge's scathing ruling here](. —Abigail Weinberg Advertisement [Oxford University Press]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [“This Is a Moment of Peril”: Antony Blinken Warns of Imminent Russian Invasion of Ukraine]( In a UN address, the secretary of state gave his bleakest assessment yet of the situation. BY DAN SPINELLI [Trending] [A judge just ruled that Donald Trump and his kids must comply with subpoenas]( BY RUSS CHOMA [Steve Bannon's patron claimed to be a billionaire. Now he says he's broke.]( BY DAN FRIEDMAN [Melania Trump might've bought her own NFT]( BY INAE OH [North Carolina poultry frenzy: 500 million birds and "zero transparency"]( BY MELBA NEWSOME Advertisement [Oxford University Press]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [All the US Convoy Extremists Need Now Are Some Actual Truckers]( That, and a coherent plan. BY KIERA BUTLER [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755