前总统唐纳德·特朗普要求纽约的一名联邦法官停止由纽约总检察长对他的商业行为进行的民事调查莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯在一份新的法庭文件中，指控她将办公室武器化，以实施“针对政治对手的有针对性的攻击”。
特朗普起诉詹姆斯上个月在联邦法院阻止她调查特朗普组织如何评估其房地产持有量。他现在要求初步禁令，同时他的诉讼结果已经决定，并要求詹姆斯回避民事调查。
特朗普的动议称:“莱蒂蒂亚·詹姆斯(Letitia James)对自己的检察道德表现出令人震惊的不敬，并经常利用自己的地位，通过将毫无根据的调查变成公众奇观来诽谤这位前总统。“这样做，她暴露了自己行为的报复和自私本质。”
对此，詹姆斯表示，这只是前总统的拖延战术。
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档案图片:纽约州总检察长莱蒂霞·詹姆斯在新闻发布会上发言..
“特朗普组织不断寻求推迟我们对其商业交易的调查。明确地说，无论是唐纳德·特朗普还是特朗普组织，都无权决定他们是否以及在哪里为自己的行为负责，”詹姆斯在一份声明中说。“我们的调查将继续下去，不会被吓倒，因为没有人可以凌驾于法律之上，即使是特朗普这个名字的人也不行。”
詹姆斯最近被传唤特朗普的两个孩子大儿子小唐纳德·特朗普和大女儿伊万卡·特朗普在法庭文件中表示，两人都不会合作。
特朗普组织试图撤销传票，称传票发出不当，而曼哈顿地区检察官办公室在詹姆斯办公室的协助下进行了一项调查平行刑事调查。
“文件传票中确定的非常熟悉的主题领域包括要求提供关于原告财产和资产的估价和评估的信息。这些事项长期以来一直是被告与曼哈顿地区检察官办公室联合刑事调查的主题，被告的民事调查可以追溯到2019年，”特朗普的动议说。
Trump asks federal judge to halt civil investigation into his business practices by NY attorney general
Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in New York to halt a civil investigation into his business practices by New York Attorney GeneralLetitia James, accusing her in a new court filing of weaponizing her office to carry out a "targeted attack against a political adversary."
Trump sued Jameslast month in federal court to block her investigation into how the Trump Organization valued its real estate holdings. He is now asking for a preliminary injunction while the outcome of his lawsuit is decided and for James to recuse herself from the civil investigation.
"Letitia James has displayed a shocking irreverence for her prosecutorial ethics and has routinely exploited her position to malign the former president by turning an unfounded investigation into a public spectacle," Trump's motion said. "In doing so, she has exposed the vindictive and self-serving nature of her actions."
In response, James said this was merely a delay tactic by the former president.
"The Trump Organization has continually sought to delay our investigation into its business dealings. To be clear, neither Donald Trump nor the Trump Organization get to dictate if and where they will answer for their actions," James said in a statement. "Our investigation will continue undeterred because no one is above the law, not even someone with the name Trump."
James recently subpoenaedtwo of Trump's children, eldest son Donald Trump Jr. and eldest daughter Ivanka Trump, and indicated in a court filing neither would cooperate.
The Trump Organization sought to vacate the subpoenas, arguing they were improperly issued while the Manhattan District Attorney's office, with assistance from James' office, conducts aparallel criminal investigation.
"The all too familiar subject areas identified in the document subpoenas include requests for information about valuations and appraisals of properties and assets of Plaintiffs. These matters have long been the subject of Defendant's joint criminal investigation with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and Defendant's civil investigation dating back to 2019," Trump's motion said.
