The New York state Attorney General, Letitia James, on Wednesday, sued former US President Donald Trump and three of his children; Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric, for alleged fraud.
According to Yahoo News, in the more than 200-page lawsuit, Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, alleges the fraud touched all aspects of the Trump business, including its properties and golf courses.
According to the lawsuit, the Trump Organization deceived lenders, insurers and tax authorities by inflating the value of his properties using misleading appraisals.
“I am announcing today that we are filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump for violating the law as part of his efforts to generate profits for himself, his family and his company,” James said.
“The complaint demonstrates that Donald Trump falsely inflated his net worth by billions of dollars to unjustly enrich himself and to cheat the system, thereby cheating all of us.”
“This conduct cannot be brushed aside and dismissed as some sort of good-faith mistake,” James added at a news conference in New York.
The civil lawsuit seeks at least $250 million in damages.
Responding, Trump attorney Alina Habba in a statement to CNN said that the lawsuit is neither focused on the facts nor the law – rather, it is solely focused on advancing the Attorney General’s political agenda.
Trump also in a statement described the lawsuit as another witch-hunt.
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Trump sued New York Attorney General
