New York AG Zeroes In On Trump As Judge Orders Trump Organization To Hand Over Documents

Last updated on February 1st, 2021 at 10:43 am

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It hasn’t even been two weeks since Donald Trump left office in disgrace, but New York Attorney General Letitia James’ ongoing investigation into the Trump Organization appears to be ramping up.

According to reporting from CNN, “A New York state judge on Friday ordered a tax firm that has worked with former President Donald Trump to turn over more documents to New York Attorney General Letitia James as part of her office’s investigation into the Trump Organization.”

The New York AG’s office has been investigating Trump’s business for nearly two years to determine whether the organization falsely inflated its value in order to get tax breaks and loans.

More from CNN:

The supplemental order is one of several that Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron has made in the past month requesting that the tax firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius turn over documents that James’s office has requested as part of its investigation.

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Engoron wrote that he privately reviewed documents that Trump’s tax attorney Sheri Dillon at Morgan Lewis & Bockius has to turn over, saying that documents he determined were not privileged be turned over by February 4. 

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Sean Colarossi

Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.