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The former president is suing the New York attorney general alleging his civil rights were violated. The New York attorney general spent more than two years investigating his business practices.
Former US President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday against Letitia James, the New York attorney general, alleging his civil rights were violated by her more than two year-long investigation into his businesses, The New York Times first reported.
The lawsuit was filed in upstate Syracuse, New York and lists Trump and the family real estate firm as plaintiffs.
In the lawsuit, Trump’s lawyers call on the judge to halt James’s more than two year-long investigation into fraudulent practices at his family real estate firm, arguing that the effort is a violation of his constitutional rights.
Trump attorney Alina Habba wrote in an email to Reuters news agency: “By filing this lawsuit, we intend to not only hold her accountable for her blatant constitutional violations, but to stop her bitter crusade to punish her political opponent in its tracks.”
Multiple investigations ongoing
Trump and his attorneys have long charged the investigations into his businesses were motivated by politics.
If James finds evidence of wrongdoing at Trump’s firms, she can file suit against Trump, but he would not face the threat of jail time because her…
