DThat former US president’s business empire Donald Trump Has repeatedly engaged in fraudulent business dealings, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. These practices were aimed at achieving “a variety of economic benefits” such as loans, insurance coverage, or tax deductions, Democrats wrote in a statement late Tuesday (local time). As the New York Times reports, this is the first time the attorney general’s office has made such specific allegations against Trump’s company.
In addition, James asked the court to force the summons of Trump and his two children, Ivanka and Donald Jr., to appear in the ongoing civil investigation. Trump Organization Testifying under oath. James said, “To date, our investigation has uncovered significant evidence that suggests that Donald J. Trump and the Trump Organization misappropriated and fraudulently valued many assets and defrauded financial institutions for economic gain. misrepresented values.”
“Delay strategy slows investigation”
His latest moves are in response to an attempt to prevent the former president from questioning him and his two children under oath. The attorney general said that for more than two years, the Trump Organization has been trying to slow the investigation with a delay strategy. For example, in December, Trump took legal action against James. Trump has repeatedly described the investigation as a “witch hunt.”
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The extensive investigation is about, among other things, suspicions that Trump’s company misrepresented the value of its real estate. “Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump were all involved in the transaction, so we will not tolerate their attempts to evade testimony in this investigation,” James said on Twitter. “No one in this country can choose how the law applies to them or not.”
