a new york judge has ordered former president trump and two of his adult children to testify as part of an investigation into the family s business practices. the former president, ivanka trump and donald trump jr. have been fighting subpoenas from new york s attorney general s lat at that james office but all three are required to appear for depositions within the next 21 days. trump s attorney argued he is being persecuted by james because of his protected class. the judge said this, the traditional protected classes are race, religion, et cetera. donald trump doesn t fit that model. he is not being discriminated against based on race, is he? or religion, is he? he is not a protected class. there you go. in an eight-page ruling the journal also attacked arguments by trump s attorneys from all sides. he ridiculed trump s lawyers for claiming the civil and criminal investigations were moot after trump s long time accounting firm cut ties with his earlier this week. the judge likened t
in the novel 1984 and former kellyanne conway s alternative facts. it gives the green light for trump, ivanka and don jr. to be deposed. trump has been ordered to turn over documents and information that have been subpoenaed within 14 days. joining us now former u.s. attorney for northern district of alabama and msnbc legal analyst joyce vance. we are so pleased to have you here today. talk to us about the significance of the judge s ruling, a colorful ruling, i might add, and what the next steps might look like. well, christmas came a little early for new york attorney general tish james yesterday. this is the order she was hoping to get from this court that gives her access not just to depositions of the president, donald jr. and ivanka, but also of documents which they are required to turn over in 14 days. and although they will be able to assert their fifth amendment right to avoid