New York attorney general opens criminal investigation into Trump Organization

State joins Manhattan district attorney in launching active' inquiry into former president's company

Donald Trump is facing growing legal danger after the attorney general's office in New York said it had opened a criminal investigation into his business activities, and those of Trump family members.

The attorney general, Letitia James, had been conducting a civil inquiry into the Trump Organization. On Tuesday night her office said it was joining a sweeping criminal investigation being conducted in parallel by Manhattan's district attorney, Cyrus Vance.