Charlie Pierce Esquire
Charlie Pierce Esquire

New York Attorney General Letitia James has most of the former First Family* halfway up the tree and, on Thursday, most of the former First Family* heard the branches creak ever louder. From CNN:

New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron issued his ruling the same day that he held a contentious two-hour hearing over the matter. The Trumps were seeking to quash the subpoenas from Attorney General Letitia James, while she was asking the court to order them to comply. On several occasions throughout the hearing, the judge expressed skepticism toward the Trumps’ arguments that sitting for testimony in the civil investigation would undermine their constitutional rights…

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