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
documents that they re usually k kept under lock and key. the appeals court said the trump team s claims that the documents weren t declassified like this one if you re the president of the united states you can declassify anything you want. you can declassify it by saying it or thinking it because you re sending it to mar-a-lago or wherever you re sending it. there doesn t have to be a process. the ruling came on the heals of a civil suit filed against donald trump and his family and business, the suit alleges a quarter billion dollars in financial fraud. we ll show you the stunning moment when trump didn t deny that key allegation. cnn senior legal analyst ellie honig is here to break down all of this. fill us in. a big win for doj they have their classified documents back. this started about two weeks ago when the district judge presiding over the case said ye we are going to have a special master. doj did not want that, they objected, they lost. the way this was g
evidence. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. russia s military said to be divided tonight over ukraine s stunning military offensive, retaking thousands of square miles from moscow s forces, which are now on the defensive in eastern and southern ukraine. cnn s senior international correspondent matthew chance has the latest for us. matthew, cnn s reporting that putin himself is giving directions to generals on the battlefield as russia s military appears increasingly divided on how to proceed with this war. tell us more of what you re learning. reporter: that s right, wolf. tonight another illustration of just how much intelligence u.s. authorities have, the u.s. intelligence has, on the thinking of what s going on inside the russian command structure. they re talking about intercepts that they ve sort of made available to cnn. we re reporting on that. about how there are disagreements on the
landfall as a hurricane. ian is moving inland as a post-tropical cyclone. even though it s been downgraded, officials warn it could cause heavy rain, wind, and floods. in south carolina the storm flooded homes and vehicles along the shoreline. you can see in this video high winds pushed the storm surge even higher, and two piers, one in pawleys island and one in myrtle beach both partially collapsed. officials are warning residents to avoid leaving their homes, to steer clear of floodwaters that could pose hidden dangers. the obvious one of the water itself can isolate people, drown people. but it can also hide downed power lines, obstacles in the water, even contaminants in the water. so the waters themselves are the most dangerous. ian slammed into southwest florida as a severe category 4 hurricane on wednesday. it almost became a category 5, packing sustained winds at 150 miles an hour. the storm is now being blamed for at least 45 deaths, though, officials believe t
same misconduct. this investigation revealed that donald trump engaged in years of illegal conduct to inflate his net worth to achieve to deceive banks and the people of the great state of new york. claiming you have money that you do not have does not amount to the art of the deal. it s the art of the steal. and there cannot be different rules for different people in this country or in this state. on that promise, on our commitment, because no one, no one is above the law. and i would like for them to stand. this investigation was led by senior enforcement counsel kevin wallace, senior council andrew amar. assistant attorney general colleen fair feherty. assistant attorney general will handily, assistant attorney general stephanie toure, assistant attorney general austin thompson. eric herron, enforcement section chief louis solomon, legal support analyst samantha stern, additional support was provided by a data analyst, senior data analyst, akram, ashanauf, deputy director