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New York Attorney General Letitia James is seen during a public safety announcement to prevent gun violence at City Hall, July 31, 2023.<\/p>\n
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New York Attorney General<\/a> Letitia James asked a judge<\/a> Wednesday for a partial summary judgment against Donald Trump in her $250 million lawsuit<\/a> accusing the former president<\/a> of widespread fraud, citing what she called a “mountain of undisputed evidence” of false and misleading financial statements.<\/p>\n In a court filing, James said evidence shows that if Trump’s net worth were correctly calculated, it would be between 17% and 39% lower than what he claimed each year over the course of a decade, “which translates to the enormous sum of $1 billion or more in all but one year.”<\/p>\n The allegedly false statements included years when Trump was in the White House, according to the filing.<\/p>\n James’ filing comes two months before the trial is set to begin in the civil suit against the former president; the Trump Organization; and his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, at New York Supreme Court in Manhattan.<\/p>\n James is suing the Trumps for allegedly defrauding banks, insurance companies and others with the use of false financial statements.<\/p>\n That trial would still take place to address other claims, even if Judge Arthur Engoron grants James’ request for partial summary judgment and finds Trump and the other defendants committed fraud under New York business law.<\/p>\n James, in her motion, says Engoron has to answer just “two simple and straightforward questions” to make that finding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n