The lawsuit, which comes on the heels of James' office seeking to depose Trump as part of its civil fraud investigation into the Trump Organization, also seeks to enjoin James' involvement in any civil or criminal actions against the former President or his company.The suit, filed in federal court in Northern New York Monday, accuses James of misconduct, claiming she has abused her investigatory powers to target her political adversaries and advance her career.
James responded to the suit in a statement Monday, saying the Trump Organization has repeatedly attempted to delay her office's investigation into its business dealings and called the suit an"attempted collateral attack." The suit cites comments James made from her 2018 campaign for New York attorney general through recent comments she made on"The View" last week, accusing her of openly flouting her duty to remain neutral in public.
Trump's suit accuses James of"relentlessly pushing" Vance's office into a criminal investigation of the Trump Organization. A spokesman for Vance's office declined to comment.
He wants the investigation stopped on the grounds that he will be found guilty