does not amount to the art of the deal. it s the art of the steal. letitia james filed a sweeping lawsuit not just against donald trump but three of his adult children and the trump organization as a whole. james alleges they were all involved in a staggering fraud scheme lasting over a decade so the former president could enrich himself. they stand accused of lying to lenders, lying to insurance brokers, lying to tax officials, and more. ma nipulated the value of records. insurance fraud. each statement was personally certified as accurate my mr. trump. the pattern of fraud and deception that was used by mr. trump at the trump organization for their own financial benefit is astounding. and it is all in stark violation of the law. james claims there are possible violations of state and federal laws but her office lacks authority to file criminal charges, so she referred her findings to the federal prosecutors in manhattan and the irs. what she s seeking is in this parti
lashing out at james personally and professionally saying, in part, in his new social media post. he says, quote, another witch hunt by what he calls a racist attorney general and called letitia james a fraud. a spokesperson for the trump organization added that it s all part of a political vendetta. the details of the case, however, are laid out in a 222-page filing. so, to help us break down the specifics of trump s alleged schemes, we have a team of cnn reporters outside some of the former president s most well-known buildings. reporter: hi sara, i m outside trump tower in midtown. the new york attorney general claims donald trump not only inflated the value but also the size of his own apartment in the building, claiming it was 30,000 square feet when it was less than 11,000. the lawsuit alleges in 2015 that inflated the value of the property to $327 million.