"No longer purely civil"
The office of New York's Attorney General has launched a criminal investigation into former US President, Donald Trump's business empire.
A spokesman for AG Letitia James, says the inquiry into Mr Trump's property company is "no longer purely civil":
The New York attorney general’s office says it is conducting a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business empire, expanding what had previously been a civil probe. A Trump lawyer did not immediately reply to a request for comment. https://t.co/GeT1KiJVid
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 19, 2021
Trump denies any wrongdoing, and says the inquiry by a Democratic prosecutor is a political vendetta.
The Manhattan District Attorney's office began a civil investigation into the Trump organisation in 2019.
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