New York State attorney general Letitia James has filed a massive civil lawsuit against former president Donald Trump, alleging a sprawling, decade-long fraud scheme to obtain lucrative business-accounting benefits by inflating the value of his assets and his net worth. It’s a mountain the ambitious James has made of a molehill. Like much of her work, it results in a big political splash when the allegations get rolled out, but whether it will come to much in the way of proof or consequence is open to question.
Also named as defendants in the 220-page complaint are the former president’s three adult children — Don Jr., Ivanka, and Eric, all of whom are top Trump organization executives — as well as the Trump organization’s two top financial officers, the Trump organization, and various of its related business components.
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