New York's new top attorney moves to take on Trump
By Athena Jones, CNN
Updated 2239 GMT (0639 HKT) January 3, 2019
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"President Trump was almost on the verge of bankruptcy and then all of a sudden he was flush with money and we all know that domestic banks were not offering him -- extending any credit to him and so the question is where did he get all of that money from," James said in a campaign video last fall.
She also plans to continue an ongoing probe into whether Trump's continued interest in his New York businesses violates the Constitution's ban on so-called "emoluments," which bars presidents from taking money from foreign governments.
The issue is already being pursued by the District of Columbia and Maryland, whose attorneys general are suing in federal court over the President's interest in the Trump International Hotel, which has done business with foreign governments. The Justice Department has moved to stop the case from proceeding.
Lawyers for Trump and the Trump Organization did not respond to CNN's requests for comment.
James' office will also continue a lawsuit brought by her predecessor against the president's charity, the Donald J. Trump Foundation, as well as the president himself and three of his adult children Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric. The charity agreed last month to dissolve under court supervision, but the state continues to seek restitution.
James' outspoken criticism of Trump has already inspired a backlash from the president.
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James, 60, made her opposition to Trump clear in public statements during her campaign, calling him incompetent, ill-equipped and "an embarrassment to all that we stand for."
"I'm running for attorney general, because I will never be afraid to challenge this illegitimate president when our fundamental rights are at stake," she said last fall in an op-ed video for NowThis. "He should be charged with obstructing justice. I believe that the president of these United States can be indicted for criminal offenses and we would join with law enforcement and other attorneys general across this nation in removing this president from office."
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