Donald Trump filed a fresh lawsuit against New York's AG Letitia James, claiming she was abusing her power by investigating him and his family.
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Hours after former President Donald Trump announced he is suing New York Attorney General Letitia James again, the AG hit back in a legal filing against Trump alleging he is still committing fraud.
In a letter released just before a court hearing in James' $250 million civil lawsuit seeking to permanently ban Trump and his three oldest children from conducting business in New York, which was filed on September 21.
Trump filed suit against James in Florida Wednesday night and claimed that she is abusing her power by investigating him and his family.
James said in the letter to the court released Thursday morning that Trump is "attempting to shield the key documents governing the structure of his business" with the newest lawsuit, and added Trump "admits he is seeking to put assets beyond this Court's reach."
James also pushed back against Trump's allegations that she didn't "properly served" those involved in the case.
Kevin Wallace, a lead prosecutor in the James lawsuit against Trump, said in court Thursday that the AG is still "seeking an injunction against ongoing fraudulent activities by the Trump Organization."
Trump is still not complying with the court's ongoing subpoena demands for documents, specifically related to his revocable trust, which is "now a Florida grantor trust," according to court documents from last week.
Trump's lawsuit on Wednesday is the latest legal action he's taken against James, who he has frequently railed against and accused of being corrupt.
In court Thursday, Trump's lawyer, Christopher Kise, told Court Justice Arthur Engoron of the Attorney General's office that they see the initial suit filed by James as "a manufactured bill of grievances." He also argued against the AG's demand for an independent monitor to oversee Trump's real estate and golf resort empire.
Kise continued to argue the no victim, no harm, no foul defense, alleging that Trump paid back all of the banks James is defending in her suit.
He told the judge that it is James' duty to protect the public, but that nowhere in her lawsuit does it show that there's been any defrauding of the public in this case. The "alleged victims" in her lawsuit are major lenders, Deutsche Bank in particular, he said.
It is not James' job, Kise argued Thursday, "to represent corporate titans in private transactions."
"There's zero public interest here respectfully … These corporate entities have unlimited resources ... They've never complained to the Attorney General," Kise said.
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