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New York Attorney General Announces Trump Organization Now Under “Criminal” Investigation

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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday evening that the Trump Organization is now under “criminal” investigation.

The New York Attorney General’s office told PIX11 that Letitia James is looking into whether the Trump Organization lied about the worth of its assets in order to take out loans.

“We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature,” Fabien Levy, a spokesperson for James said in a statement to PIX11 News. “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.”

James’ office gave no reason for expanding the investigation into the Trump Organization but we know it’s purely political.

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