Maddow Blog | New York AG: Trump Org investigation is now a criminal matter
MSNBC
5 hrs ago
Steve Benen
It was last summer when we learned that the New York attorney general's office was stepping up its inquiry into Donald Trump and the Trump Organization. At issue were allegations the Republican's business misled lenders by inflating the value of the company's assets -- claims bolstered by Michael Cohen, Trump's former fixer, who gave sworn testimony about the Trump Organization routinely lying to gain financial advantages.
If proven true, the alleged fraud could create all kinds of problems for the company, but at its core, the investigation was a civil matter, not a criminal one.