AG lawyer: Evidence could support action against Trump

NEW YORK >> As a federal judge weighs Donald Trump’s lawsuit seeking to halt a civil investigation into his business practices, a lawyer for the New York Attorney General’s Office said Friday that evidence found throughout the three-year probe could support legal action against the former president, his company, or both.

The lawyer, Andrew Amer, said at a hearing in Trump’s lawsuit against Attorney General Letitia James that “there’s clearly been a substantial amount of evidence amassed that could support the filing of an enforcement proceeding,” although a final determination on filing such an action has not been made.

Amer, a special litigation counsel in James’ office, said the office is “nearing the end” of the civil investigation, which James has said uncovered evidence Trump’s company misstated the value of assets like skyscrapers and golf courses on financial statements for more than a decade.

Honoring the fallen:

BONNIE CASH — POOL PHOTO VIA AP Attorney General Merrick Garland walks through The National Law Enforcement Memorial on Friday in Washington. Garland laid a wreath at the memorial to honor fallen officers as part of National Police Week.