Claimed value of N.Y. estate could come to haunt Trump

Seven Springs, a 213acre swath of nature surrounding a Georgian-style mansion, is a subject of two state investigations: a criminal probe by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. and a civil inquiry by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Both focus on whether Donald Trump manipulated the property’s value to reap greater tax benefits from an environmental conservation arrangement he made at the end of 2015

Purchased by Trump in 1995 for $7.5 million, Seven Springs drew renewed scrutiny as he prepared to leave office and was on the cusp of losing legal protections he had as president. Other Trump legal woes, such as inquiries into his attempts to influence election officials and payments made on his behalf to women alleging affairs, have dominated the headlines. Manhattan prosecutor Duncan Levin said white-collar investigators go wherever the paper trail leads.