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Ivanka Trump must answer questions in shoe suit

Claims she doesn't have relevant information about shoe

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Ivanka Trump’s label now represents a modest image, perhaps recognising exactly where on the retail continuum her products truly reside Photo: Reuters

Bob Van Voris
Ivanka Trump must answer questions in a lawsuit over whether her company ripped off a rival’s shoe design, as a judge rejected her claim that she’s too busy as a “high-ranking government official” in the White House to sit for a deposition. US District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan said Trump must spend two hours responding to questions about the design of a shoe sold by her company.
 
“Ms Trump’s public statements regarding active and comprehensive brand management lead to a reasonable inference that the shoe at issue would not have been released without her approval,” Forrest said in a three-page