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Trump unloads on New York attorney general after reports of criminal probe
“There is nothing more corrupt than an investigation that is in desperate search of a crime,” the former president said in a statement.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a news conference on September 20, 2020. | Joshua Rashaad McFadden/Getty Images
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Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at New York Attorney General Letitia James following news that her office is assisting the Manhattan district attorney in a criminal investigation of the Trump Organization.
“There is nothing more corrupt than an investigation that is in desperate search of a crime,” Trump said in a statement published through his Save America PAC and posted on his blog. “But, make no mistake, that is exactly what is happening here.”
Originally published on May 19, 2021 9:30 am
The New York state attorney general s office has widened its probe into the Trump Organization to include an examination of potential criminal wrongdoing, according to the office s spokesman.
Previously, the office was investigating former President Donald Trump s namesake company in a solely civil matter with New York Attorney General Letitia James focusing on whether the company improperly valued its assets for loan and tax purposes.
However, now the state s investigation has entered a criminal capacity, spokesman Fabien Levy confirmed to NPR late Tuesday. We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature, Levy said in a statement. We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA.
Prosecutors in New York say they've opened a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization – that’s in addition to the civil probe that was already underway.