New York attorney general probes Donald Trump's projects

New York: The New York Attorney General’s Office issued subpoenas to Deutsche Bank AG and Investors Bank for records relating to the financing of Trump Organization projects and an unsuccessful effort to buy the Buffalo Bills football team, the New York Times reported.

The inquiry by the office of Attorney General Letitia James is a civil investigation, not a criminal one, although its focus and scope were unclear, the paper said, citing a person briefed on the subpoenas. The office wasn't immediately available for comment after normal business hours.

The request to Deutsche Bank sought loan applications, mortgages, lines of credit and other financing transactions in connection with the Trump International Hotel in Washington, the Trump National Doral outside Miami, and the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, the New York Times reported the person as saying.


The new line of inquiry was prompted by congressional testimony last month by Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, the paper said. The Trump Organization didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. A Hong Kong-based representative for Deutsche Bank was unable to provide an immediate comment Tuesday.