Letitia James is rolling on

“We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature,” [New York Attorney General Letitia] James’ spokesman Fabien Levy told Law&Crime in a statement. “We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan D.A. We have no additional comment at this time.”

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When the attorney general’s office shifted gears remains unclear, but their lawyers told a judge late last year that their investigation was civil in order to secure the deposition of Eric Trump, who—in addition to being the ex-president’s son—serves as the president of Seven Springs LLC.

Last July, the Trump Organization resisted Eric Trump’s deposition after the attorney general’s office grilled the company’s longtime chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, arguing that the questions were “beyond the scope” of a civil inquiry. (Weisselberg, one of the organization’s top lieutenants and a fierce loyalist of the former president, since emerged as a key figure in Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance’s criminal probe into Trump.) After James’s office confirmed that there was no criminal investigation last autumn, a judge compelled Eric Trump’s deposition in late September, and the Trump son ultimately took the hot seat in October.

  Law & Crime

Sneaky.

Ken White, a former prosecutor turned defense attorney and First Amendment advocate better known by his legal nom de plume “Popehat,” remained skeptical that major developments since that time triggered the attorney general’s announcement.

“It’s unimpressive,” White wrote in a text, referring to James’s announcement. “If they have only now decided they’re investigating criminally they are far behind everyone else. By most accounts their scope is fairly narrow, the [New York Attorney General’s] criminal prosecution power is limited, and the manner of the announcement sounds more ‘we take things seriously’ and less ‘we’re riding in with indictments.'”

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Unlike her campaign rhetoric, James’s actions have been relatively restrained. Her Trump Organization investigation has played out for years—more than half that time, secretly—before the recent announcement about its escalation.

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On Wednesday morning, Trump reacted to the news in a meandering, 900-plus word fusillade on his website.

“There is nothing more corrupt than an investigation that is in desperate search of a crime,” Trump’s post reads. “But, make no mistake, that is exactly what is happening here.”

Trump then rattled off a series of statements James made on the campaign trail, quoting the then-candidate vowing to probe “every aspect” of his real estate dealings and boasting that she would “definitely sue” him.

“She declared, ‘just wait until I’m in the Attorney General’s office,’ and, ‘I’ve got my eyes on Trump Tower,'” Trump wrote.

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In between shots at the attorney general, Trump’s stream-of-consciousness statement boasted about the Space Force and COVID-19 vaccine development, while complaining about a variety of grievances, from the Russia investigation to his impeachments.

I think it's safe to always assume Trump is still whining.

Michael Cohen, former President Trump’s ex-lawyer, said he thinks Trump will turn on his family following news that the New York attorney general is investigating the Trump Organization in a “criminal capacity” as well as a “civil capacity.”

“I think Donald Trump is going to flip on all of them. What do you think about that? Including his children,” Cohen told host Joy Reid on MSNBC’s "The ReidOut."

Cohen said that the “problem” with Trump is that “it’s never ever Donald Trump. It’s always somebody else.”

“He's gonna say Don Jr. handled that, Ivanka handled that, Melania, don't take me, take Melania, he's going to tell them to take everyone except for himself. That’s just the kind of guy he is,” Cohen added.

“Even Ivanka?” Reid asked, referring to Trump’s elder daughter.

“Everyone, Ivanka too,” Cohen responded.

  The Hill

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.