When Letitia James was elected into the office of Attorney General for New York state in 2018, she took over multiple investigations into shady and possibly illegal business practices carried out by the Trump Organization in New York over many years before Trump ran for president. James came into office announcing that she would pursue Trump and his family, and she has followed through on that promise. In the years since, James’ office has conducted a wide-ranging civil investigation into the Trump family and their business practices. James’ investigation clearly rattled the former president, who ranted against her on Twitter back before he used his Twitter account to foment insurrection. James recently surprised her backers when she announced that she was abandoning her campaign for governor of New York to instead run for reelection as attorney general, a move that many believe signals her determination to see the Trump case through to the end.

Earlier this month, James announced that her investigation had “uncovered significant evidence that suggests Donald J. Trump and the Trump Organization falsely and fraudulently valued multiple assets and misrepresented those values to financial institutions for economic benefit.” Among other things, the Trump Organization is accused of vastly misrepresenting the value of real estate properties to gain business loans and avoid tax liabilities. For just one of these properties, Trump is alleged to have overvalued his Trump Tower apartment by $200 million. James has also implicated two of his children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, who both play leadership roles in the Trump Organization and are said to be personally involved in manipulative business decisions. James is now attempting to force Trump, Donald Jr. and Ivanka to sit for depositions where they would be forced to testify concerning these accusations, which would require them to give their side of the story and open them up to potential perjury charges if they attempt to lie under oath.

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