The depositions of former US president Donald Trump and two of his children in a New York state fraud investigation were postponed on Friday following the death of his ex-wife, Ivana Trump.
The former president, Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump were originally scheduled to provide evidence on Friday, but New York Attorney General Letitia James's office said they had agreed to postpone them due to Ivana Trump's death.
“We offer our condolences to the Trump family,” the attorney general’s office representative Delaney Kempner said in a statement.
No new dates have been announced for the depositions.
Trump died at her Manhattan home on Thursday at the age of 73. She was married to Mr Trump from 1977 to 1992 and they had three children together — Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric.
“She lived life to the fullest — never forgoing an opportunity to laugh and dance,” her daughter wrote in a tweet.
Police are investigating whether she fell down the stairs, with her death believed to have been accidental, The Associated Press reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.
She was found unconscious near a staircase in her home, the people said, speaking to AP on condition of anonymity.
The medical examiner's office will determine an official cause of death.
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Ivana Trump speaks at an event in the Oak Room at the Plaza Hotel, New York, in June 2018. AP -
Ivana Trump, first wife of former US president Donald Trump, died on July 14. AFP -
Donald and Ivana Trump at the US Open in New York in September 1997. AP -
Former US president Donald Trump announces the death of his former wife, Ivana. Screengrab / Truth Social -
Donald and Ivana Trump at a party in 1982. Getty -
Ivana Trump at a charity event in Cipriani Wall Street, New York, in October 2017. AP -
Businesswoman Ivana Trump enters the stage during the 17th Life Ball in Vienna, in May 2009. Reuters -
Ivana Trump at the 17th Life Ball in Vienna in May 2009. AFP -
Ivana Trump at Fashion Week in New York, in September 2007. AP -
Ivana Trump smiles at her birthday party at a club during the 59th Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2006. Reuters -
Ivana Trump and her daughter Ivanka at a Red Cross Ball in Monaco in 2001. AFP -
Ivana Trump at Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera in May 2000. AFP
The Trump Organisation — which manages golf courses, hotels and other real estate — has been accused by Ms James of inflating the value of its properties.
Mr Trump has denied any wrongdoing, arguing that it is common for real estate companies to seek the best valuations. He also accused the investigation of being a “witch hunt” because Ms James is a Democrat.
The investigation into Mr Trump's business dealings comes as a US House Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has ramped up its findings linking the former president to the 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
