New York attorney general asks judge to fine Trump over ‘frivolous’ arguments

Letitia James says Trump family is rehashing failed legal arguments in $250m civil suit over company's business affairs

The attorney general of New York state is seeking $20,000 in fines against Donald Trump, his adult sons, other defendants and their lawyers, for repeating frivolous" arguments rejected in court in a $250m civil suit over family business practices.

In a filing on Tuesday, Andrew Amer, an assistant to Letitia James, the attorney general, noted repeated rejections of arguments deemed borderline frivolous even the first time defendants made them".