A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed Ivanka Trump from the New York state attorney general’s civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump, the Trump Organization and three of his adult children.
The court ruled that legal claims against Ivanka Trump were too old because she left the family business to advise her father in the White House in early 2017. Attorney General Tish James filed her lawsuit in September 2022, too late to cover any alleged misconduct by Ivanka during her time at the company, according to the five-judge panel of the appeals court.
“The allegations against defendant Ivanka Trump do not support any claims that accrued after February 6, 2016,” the ruling said. “Thus, all claims against her should have been dismissed as untimely.”
The court also left open the possibility for the trial judge to further narrow the case.
James’ lawsuit alleges a yearslong fraud in which Donald Trump, his family business and the other defendants included false and misleading valuations on financial statements as a way to reduce the companies’ tax bills while winning favorable terms from banks and insurance companies.
The case is set to go to trial in October.
