Former President Donald Trump has withdrawn a second lawsuit challenging the New York attorney general’s investigation into the Trump Organization, days after dropping a case attempting to block access to his personal trust.
In a one-page filing, lawyers for Trump and Attorney General Letitia James said they reached an agreement to dismiss the appeal with prejudice, meaning it could not be revived in the future.
Trump had appealed a federal judge’s ruling last May that allowed James’ investigation into the Trump Organization to proceed. The judge dismissed his argument that James, a Democrat, was driven by political animus and investigating him in bad faith.
In September, James sued Trump, his three eldest children and the Trump Organization alleging they were involved in a decade long fraud that misled lenders, insurers, and tax authorities to enrich themselves. James is seeking $250 million.
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