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Trump, his kids Eric, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., and the
Trump Organization — alleging “staggering” fraud in the 168,747
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The 220-page suit filed in in Manhattan Supreme Court is the
culmination of a three year investigation by the Democrat’s
office to determine whether the Trump Org.’s assets were
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“Donald Trump falsely inflated his net worth by billions of
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dollars to unjustly enrich himself, and cheat the system,
thereby cheating all of us,” James said at a news conference
announcing the suit, 102,905
“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,” she

The filing, which also names ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg, alleges the defendants
“engaged in numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation in the preparation of Mr. Trump’s annual
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James opened an investigation into the company in 2019 after Trump’s one-time personal lawyer Michael
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NY AG Letitia James filed suit Wednesday against Donald Trump, his three kids Ericm Don. Jr. and Ivanka, as well as the slap in the face to NYC
Trump Organization alleging fraudulent business practices.
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The AG claims Trump, three of his kids and company employees made fraudulent representations about Trump’s
financial condition.
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The AG then filed suit in 2020 , claiming the Trump Organization and Eric Trump were stonewalling her
probe.

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“We rejected settlement offers that they submitted and our doors are always open,” James said
Wednesday.
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She added that her office is also referring the case to the Internal Revenue Service and to federal
prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.

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Ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg, who pleaded guilty to fraud last month in a criminal case, was also named in the suit.
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In a statement, Trump lawyer Alina Habba told The Post that the lawsuit “is neither focused on the facts
nor the law — rather, it is solely focused on advancing the Attorney General’s political agenda.”

“It isabundantly clear that the Attorney General’s Office has exceeded its statutory authority by prying into
transactions where absolutely no wrongdoing has taken place,” she said. “We are confident that our
judicial system will not stand for this unchecked abuse of authority, and we look forward to defending our
client against each and every one of the Attorney General’s meritless claims.”

Trump is also facing more legal woes following the Aug. 8 raid on the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida as the
FBI probes whether Trump unlawfully stashed classified documents there. He’s maintained that the
documents were declassified before he brought them there.

James’ office has been investigating the Trump Organization for over three years.
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Trump lawyers were in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday as Judge Raymond Dearie, the court-appointed
special master, works to determine which of the 11,000 seized documents could fall under attorney-client
or executive privilege.

The Trump Organization is also set to face trial next month on charges of tax fraud where Weisselberg is
slated to testify against the company as part of a plea deal he struck last month with the Manhattan
District Attorney’s Office.

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The company is accused of helping top execs get around income taxes by downplaying their
compensation to the government for 15 years. Trump is not personally charged in the case.

If convicted, the company could face financial penalties and be forced to reform business practices.

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