New York Attorney General Leticia James.
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New York’s attorney general on Wednesday filed a civil fraud lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his companies and his leadership, following a three-year investigation into whether the Trump Organization falsely valued assets for financial gain.
The case, by Democratic state Attorney General Letitia James, follows an investigation that began after Mr. Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, testified before Congress in 2019 that the then-president inflated and deflated his assets to obtain financial benefits from lenders, insurers. and tax authorities.
Court records show that in addition to Mr. Trump, the suit names as defendants his three adult children—Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump—and two longtime company executives, Allen Weiselberg and Jeffrey McConney.
Mr. Trump and the Trump Organization have denied wrongdoing and have repeatedly tried to stop or delay the investigation.
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