New York Attorney General "investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity"

The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James, which has for two years been conducting a civil probe into the Trump Organization, is now also looking into the company in a "criminal capacity," according to a spokesperson for the office.

"We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature. We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan District Attorney. We have no additional comment at this time," said spokesperson Fabien Levy. The New York Attorney General's office launched its civil probe in 2019 after Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump's former lawyer, testified to Congress. The initial focus was on whether the Trump Organization inflated the valuations of assets while seeking loans and insurance coverage and deflated the value of other assets to reduce tax liability.