New York attorney general seeks special monitor to oversee Trump firm
by Samira Asma-Sadeque and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#64PKD)
Tish James asks court to bar Trump Organization from offloading assets while civil fraud case against ex-president plays out
The New York state attorney general, Letitia James, on Thursday urged a court to appoint an independent monitor to oversee Donald Trump's family company before a civil fraud case - against the former president, three of his adult children and the family's real estate firm - goes to trial.
James's injunction also sought to bar Trump's company from conducting significant fraudulent and illegal business" of precisely the kind described in the lawsuit filed by her office against him in September.
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