前总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)定于周四返回纽约市，参加第二次作证，这是纽约司法部长利蒂夏·詹姆斯(Letitia James)的一部分2.5亿美元的民事欺诈诉讼知情人士告诉ABC新闻。
特朗普此前坐了一个小时的证词今年8月，在詹姆斯提起诉讼指控特朗普、他的长子和他的公司欺诈性地夸大特朗普房地产投资组合的价值和他的净资产之前。
作为发现过程的一部分，总检察长办公室有权在提起诉讼后要求相关方作证。
特朗普预计将于周四在司法部长的市中心办公室出席这一新的证词。这位前总统一直在寻求推迟民事案件的审判，但法官表示，10月份开始是坚定的“无论如何”
TOPSHOT -前总统唐纳德·特朗普于2023年4月8日参加了在佛罗里达州迈阿密Kaseya中心举行的终极格斗锦标赛(UFC) 287混合武术比赛。
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特朗普在第一次作证时没有回答许多问题，只是申明他理解基本规则和程序。
当总检察长的高级律师凯文·华莱士(Kevin Wallace)问特朗普为作证做了哪些准备时，他回答说:“很少。”
当被问及他的财务状况时，特朗普反复援引第五修正案，并在接下来的几个小时里继续这样做。
该诉讼称，特朗普在佛罗里达州的庄园和高尔夫度假村Mar-a-Lago的估值高达7.39亿美元，但本应估值为7500万美元。特朗普还被指拥有高估的资产，如他的特朗普大厦公寓;特朗普·特恩贝里，他在苏格兰的高尔夫球场;华尔街40号。
总统的长子伊万卡·特朗普和小唐纳德·特朗普此前也曾出庭作证。
特朗普最初反诉詹姆斯对他提起诉讼。但是特朗普撤回了诉讼今年1月，美国地方法官唐纳德·米德尔布鲁克斯(Donald Middlebrooks)警告特朗普的法律团队说，这起诉讼似乎接近无意义。
Donald Trump returning to New York for deposition in $250M civil lawsuit: Sources
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to New York City Thursday to sit for a second deposition as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James'$250 million civil fraud lawsuit, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
Trump previouslysat for an hourslong depositionin August, prior to James filing her lawsuit that accused Trump, his eldest children and his company of fraudulently inflating the value of the Trump real estate portfolio and his net worth.
The attorney general's office has the right to depose relevant parties after the filing of the lawsuit as part of the discovery process.
Trump is expected to sit for this new deposition Thursday at the attorney general's downtown office. The former president has been seeking to delay the start of the trial in the civil case, but the judge has said the October start is firm "come hell or high water."
Trump did not answer many questions in the first deposition other than affirming he understood the ground rules and the procedures.
When Kevin Wallace, the attorney general's senior counsel, asked what Trump did to prepare for the deposition, he answered: "very little."
When asked questions about his finances, Trump repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and continued to do so for the next several hours.
The suit claims that Trump's Florida estate and golf resort, Mar-a-Lago, was valued as high as $739 million, but should have been valued at $75 million. Trump is also alleged to have overvalued assets such as his Trump Tower apartment; Trump Turnberry, his golf course in Scotland; and 40 Wall Street.
Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest children, also previously sat for depositions in the case.
Trump had initially countersued James for filing the lawsuit against him. ButTrump withdrew the lawsuitin January after U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks warned Trump's legal team that the lawsuit appeared to verge on frivolous.
