New York attorney general sues Trump, his children for fraud
Updated 6.57pm with details. Donald Trump and family members lied to lenders and insurers for years, variously inflating and deflating his worth by billions for tax purposes, according to a suit filed by New York state's attorney general on Wednesday. Top state prosecutor Letitia James said that with the help of his children and others at the Trump organization, the former president gave fraudulent statements of his net worth "to obtain and satisfy loans, get insurance benefits, and pay lower taxes." "In short, he lied to gain massive financial benefits for himself." The investigation is one of many criminal, civil and congressional probes into Trump, who is eyeing another run for the White House in 2024. A Trump spokesperson denounced the civil suit as a political act by Democrats against the Republican businessman. "A tale of two justice systems -- yes where criminals go free, and the Democrats only go after their political opponents!" Liz Harrington wrote on Trump's online platform Truth Social. James' office requested that the former president pay at least $250 million in penalties, and that his family be banned from running businesses in the state. She also urged that...