Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, speaks at a campaign rally for his father, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Saco, Maine.
The lawyers argued Eric Trumpās āextreme travel scheduleā related to his fatherās reelection campaign prevented him from testifying sooner in state Attorney General Letitia Jamesā civil probe.
James sought court intervention after Eric Trump's lawyers abruptly canceled an interview with investigators that had been planned for late July.
Eric Trump, the third of Trumpās five children, visited a Trump campaign field office in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Thursday and attended an event titled "Fighting for Maine Lobster with Eric Trump."
Eric Trumpās lawyers have proposed four dates for him to testify, the earliest being Nov. 19, which they contend is just 30 days after others are scheduled to be deposed in the investigation.