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NY attorney general wants Trump to testify in fraud case

New York State Attorney General Letitia James is investigating whether Donald Trump's real estate businesses violated state law ([File: Kathy Willens/AP Photo]

New York state’s attorney general has accused former President Donald Trump’s family business of repeatedly misrepresenting the value of its assets to obtain financial benefits, citing what it said was significant new evidence of possible fraud.

The accusations by Attorney General Letitia James mark a substantial escalation of her civil probe into the Republican leader’s business, the Trump Organization, and the roles of his adult children.

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