New York Opens Criminal Investigation of Trump Organization
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New York's Probe Into Trump Organization Is Now A Criminal InquiryThe 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...
From the Left
Investigation of Trump Organization now exploring possible criminal conduct, N.Y. attorney general’s office saysNew York Attorney General Letitia James's investigation into the Trump Organization is now considered a criminal matter, James's office said Tuesday night, noting that officials with the former president's company were recently apprised of the development.
"We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the company is no longer purely civil in nature," said Fabien Levy, a spokesperson for the attorney general's office. "We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA. We have no additional comment at this time."...
From the Right
New York AG’s office says Trump Organization probe now ‘criminal’ investigationThe office of New York state Attorney General Letitia James issued a statement to Fox News on Tuesday night, confirming a change in its investigation of the Trump Organization.
The case has now become a criminal investigation after initially being a civil matter, the statement said.
"We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature," James spokesman Fabien Levy wrote in a statement to Fox News.
"We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with...
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