Lawyers for former president Donald Trump and his eponymous real estate company have asked a federal judge to bar New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ office from investigating them or order her to recuse herself from any investigation into the Trump Organisation.
The twice-impeached ex-president sued Ms James last month in hopes of stopping a long-running probe into whether he or his company violated New York tax laws.
The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of New York, claims Ms James’ efforts “are in no way connected to legitimate law enforcement goals, but rather, are merely a thinly-veiled effort to publicly malign Trump and his associates”.
On Monday, Mr Trump’s attorneys filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction which would “[stay] the Defendant’s and the Office of the New York Attorney General’s active civil investigation of Plaintiffs for the duration of this action and pending resolution thereof,” or would force Ms James to “recuse herself from involvement in any capacity” in the probe.
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