NY AG files fraud suit against former president Donald Trump

NY AG  files fraud suit against former president Donald Trump

FILE - Donald Trump, left, Donald Trump Jr., center, and his daughter Ivanka Trump speak during the unveiling of the design for the Trump International Hotel in the The Old Post Office in Washington, on Sept. 10, 2013. In papers filed Monday, March 21, 2022, in a state appeals court, former President Trump's lawyers say a New York judge abused his discretion with a decision in February requiring the former president to answer questions under oath in a civil investigation into his business practices. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

The New York Attorney General’s Office has filed a fraud suit against former president Donald Trump and his children Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka.

The suit alleges more than 200 instances of fraud over the course of a decade to obtain more favorable loan terms and tax benefits.

The AG’s office is referring some of the alleged conduct uncovered in the investigation to federal prosecutors and the IRS.  

Lawyers for the Trump family say the suit is entirely political.

(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)