New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted former President Donald Trump, his three oldest adult children, and his namesake after a three-year civil investigation into fraud allegations Many companies, organizations and individuals related to real estate and licensing business.
“Following a three-year, comprehensive investigation by my office, including witness interviews with more than 65 witnesses and a review of millions of documents submitted by Mr. Trump and others, I announce today that we will Trump is suing to violate the law as part of his efforts to generate profits for himself, his family and his company,” Ms James said at a news conference Wednesday announcing the civil suit.
Ms James said the twice-impeached ex-president had “deceived us all” by “falsely inflating his net worth by billions to unjustly enrich and defraud the system”. She added that he was after his children Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump, as well as former Trump Organization CEO Alan Weisselberg. And did so with the help of the Trump Organization comptroller.
“It’s not the ‘art of the deal,’ it’s the art of stealing,” Ms James said, referring to Trump’s most famous book.
The complaint alleges that the former president, with the help of his children Ivanka, Eric and Donald Trump Jr., made false statements in multiple documents in an effort to obtain tax benefits and other benefits from insurance companies and financial institutions. Benefit.
Ms. James alleges that the Trump Organization and its representatives made more than 200 false and misleading assessments of its assets over the 10-year period between 2011 and 2021.
The lawsuit seeks to recover $250 million in lost revenue and fines, as well as a judge’s order permanently barring the Trump family from having any corporate offices in the state.
The civil lawsuit against Mr. Trump, his family and his business is the latest legal challenge for the former president, who is currently facing a criminal investigation by grand juries in multiple jurisdictions.
Mr. Trump has regularly lashed out at Ms. James and her office in numerous public statements, describing her efforts, and those of other state and federal law enforcement authorities, as politically motivated investigations that would only damage him politically and move forward. Ms. James’ work. own business.
in response to lawsuits, Donald Trump Jr on Twitter “Bulls *** Dem witch hunt continues.”
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