New York AG Files Civil Lawsuit Against Trump, Former President Responds
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday filed (pdf) a civil lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, the Trump Organization, three of his children, and others over alleged fraud.
A lawyer for Trump, Alina Habba, disputed the attorney general’s lawsuit and described Wednesday’s legal action as politically motivated.
“Today’s filing is neither focused on the facts nor the law—rather, it is solely focused on advancing the Attorney General’s political agenda,” Habba told news outlets after the lawsuit was announced. “It is abundantly clear that the Attorney General’s Office has exceeded its statutory authority by prying into transactions where absolutely no wrongdoing has taken place.”
Habba said Trump is confident that “this unchecked abuse of authority” will be shot down and “look forward to defending our client against each and every one of the Attorney General’s meritless claims.”
“Trump falsely inflated his net worth by billions of dollars,” James, a Democrat, said at a press conference on Wednesday morning.
In a 200-page lawsuit, James’s office alleged that the fraud touched all aspects of the Trump family business, including golf courses and other properties. The suit further claimed that the Trump Organization deceived insurers, tax officials, and lenders by allegedly inflating the value of his properties.
“These acts of fraud and misrepresentation were similar in nature, were committed by upper management at the Trump Organization as part of a common endeavor for each annual Statement, and were approved at the highest levels of the Trump Organization—including by Mr. Trump himself,” the lawsuit said.
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Other than the former president, his children Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump are also named as defendants in the suit. Allen Weisselberg, the former CFO for the Trump Organization, and Jeff McConney, another executive, were also named in the complaint.
Weisselberg pleaded guilty in August to
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