New York AG James files injunction against Trump in fraud case

New York Democratic Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday filed a preliminary injunction to prevent former President Donald Trump from making significant financial moves without court approval amid her ongoing fraud investigation against him.

"The Trump Organization now appears to be taking steps to restructure its business to avoid existing responsibilities under New York law," a filing from James reads, per the Washington Examiner. "Indeed, in many areas, the Trump Organization has continued using practices they knew to be improper or fraudulent."

James seeks to require that Trump first obtain court permission prior to making any material asset transfers and to require that any significant financial disclosures include the presentation of supporting material to the court.

The New York Democrat filed fraud charges against Trump and his three eldest children, alleging they participated in a scheme to inflate Trump's net worth by overvaluing assets.

James further alleges that the Trump Organization has continued its financial shenanigans amid the investigation, saying in a statement obtained by the Examiner that "[s]ince we filed this sweeping lawsuit last month, Donald Trump and the Trump Organization have continued those same fraudulent practices and taken measures to evade responsibility."

"Today, we are seeking an immediate stop to these actions because Mr. Trump should not get to play by different rules," she continued.

The Trump's have largely rejected James's case as a political witch hunt, with Trump himself pointing to her falling poll numbers against her Republican challenger as motivation for her relentless pursuit of him and his family.