NY attorney general accuses Trump of civil fraud, but under a cloud of partisanship
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has launched a civil suit against the Trump organization after DA Alvin Bragg declined to pursue a criminal probe.
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James used her platform – appearing just seconds after President Biden wrapped his U.N. speech denouncing Russia for trying to wipe Ukraine off the map – to accuse the Trumps and the company of violating state laws.
But the reason she can only file a civil suit is that the same allegations were the subject of a criminal probe by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, and he decided not to bring charges, prompting two of his prosecutors to quit.