Donald Trump faces a sweeping new lawsuit

Donald Trump faces a sweeping new lawsuit
The attorney general for the state of New York, Letitia James. (Image: Getty)
The Economist
Many Americans who harbour nearly religious reverence for Donald Trump – especially those steeped in QAnon mythology – speak of the former president as a sort of Messiah. Of late, he has resembled more the beleaguered biblical character of Job, beset by one legal woe after the next. The latest blow came on Sept 21 when Letitia James, the attorney general for the state of New York, filed a lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his real-estate business alleging a “staggering” level of fraud extending o...

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