The president’s son had said he would not give a sworn deposition to the New York attorney general until after the election, but a state judge said he must cooperate sooner. Source: New York Times
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Eric Trump Will Comply With N.Y. Inquiry, but Only After Election
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2020
Mr. Trump’s lawyers said in a court filing that he was willing to be interviewed by investigators after voters cast their presidential ballots. Source: New York Times
Rochester Police Chief Resigns After Accusations of Cover-Up in Prude Case
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2020
Rochester’s mayor said the police chief and the entire police command were stepping down, days after the state attorney general said a grand jury would look into the death of Daniel Prude. Source: New York Times
Daniel Prude Case: Grand Jury Will Be Set Up in Rochester Death
By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2020
The decision by New York’s attorney general comes more than five months after Daniel Prude died of suffocation after officers in Rochester, N.Y., placed a hood over his head. Source: New York Times
Daniel Prude’s Death: Police Silence and Accusations of a Cover-Up
By Gotham Rex on September 4, 2020
The police in Rochester, N.Y., treated the death of Mr. Prude as a drug overdose. The case drew scrutiny when footage showed that he had been pinned down and hooded by officers. Source: New York Times
7 Officers Suspended as a Black Man’s Suffocation Roils Rochester
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2020
The man, Daniel Prude, who suffered from mental illness, died in March after police officers placed a mesh hood over his head. Source: New York Times
Black Man, Daniel Prude, Dies of Suffocation After Officers Put Hood on Him, Family Says
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2020
Relatives of the man, Daniel Prude, said the police officers involved in his death in March in Rochester, N.Y., should be charged with murder. Source: New York Times
Eric Trump Testimony Is Sought by N.Y. A.G. in Investigation of Trump Finances
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2020
The Trump Organization has stalled a state inquiry into the financing of four properties for months, Attorney General Letitia James said in court papers. Source: New York Times
The N.R.A. and Wayne LaPierre’s Next Foe: One of Their Own
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2020
As New York’s attorney general moves to dissolve the gun group, a former top executive is releasing a tell-all about how the N.R.A. is “rife with fraud and corruption.” Source: New York Times
New York Attorney General Sues N.R.A. and Seeks Its Closure
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2020
Letitia James seeks to dissolve the National Rifle Association, which was founded in New York, amid corruption allegations. Source: New York Times
State Attorney General Calls for Stripping N.Y.P.D. Control From Mayor
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2020
Citing police misconduct at protests, the attorney general said an independent panel should oversee the city police and hire the commissioner. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Protesters Say the Police Attacked Them: 'It Felt Like Warfare'
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2020
During a hearing, demonstrators recounted harrowing experiences with the New York police during protests over George Floyd’s death. Source: New York Times