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Trump sues New York prosecutor to block investigation against him

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday filed a lawsuit against New York State Attorney Letitia James in an attempt to block her investigation into possible tax evasion by his family group, according to court documents.

The lawsuit, filed in federal state court, accuses the Democratic prosecutor of violating the former president’s constitutional rights by conducting the investigation for political reasons.

“Her mission is driven solely by political hostility and a desire to harass, intimidate and exact revenge against a private citizen whom she sees as a political opponent,” the complaint reads.

Letitia James had launched this investigation in March 2019, suspecting the Trump Organization of having fraudulently overestimated the value of certain properties when it applied for loans from banks, and of having underestimated these same properties with the tax authorities in order to pay less tax.

According to the Washington Post in early December, she asked Donald Trump to come and testify at her office on January 7.

Eric Trump, one of the sons of the Republican billionaire and executive vice-president of the Trump Organization, was heard by the prosecutor’s office in October 2020.

The former president is also the subject of other investigations in the United States.

He was heard on October 18 in a case in which protesters accuse his security service of molesting them six years ago.

His group is also the target of an investigation led by the Manhattan district attorney on suspicion of financial crimes and insurance fraud.

In July, the Trump Organization and its trusty accountant, Allen Weisselberg, pleaded not guilty in a New York court to 15 counts of fraud and tax evasion. The trial is due to start in mid-2022.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump is fighting to avoid having to divulge years of tax returns to prosecutors, while in Washington a special congressional committee is seeking access to White House documents on the attack on the Capitol, January 6, 2021.

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