In a filing Thursday, Ivanka Trump’s attorneys asked the court to throw out those subpoenas, arguing she wasn’t properly served and the state court lacks jurisdiction because she’s not a New York resident anymore.
Ivanka Trump also isn’t relevant to the case anymore, her attorneys argued, after Judge Arthur Engoron issued a summary judgment ruling before the trial that found her father and other business associates liable for fraud, narrowing the scope of what would be determined at the trial.
I mean, they’re defense lawyers. Their entire purpose is to do anything they can to protect their client from the court system. This includes motions that they know good and well are going to be denied.