Trump Committed 'Fraud' Even After Being Sued: NY Attorney General

NEW YORK CITY — Former President Donald Trump won't stop committing the wide-ranging financial fraud that led to a high-profile civil lawsuit against him and his family, said New York Attorney General Letitia James.

In a fiery motion filed Thursday, James demanded a judge to block Trump from moving assets and impose a federal monitor to oversee his future financial statements.

Such steps are necessary, James argued, because Trump is engaged in "ongoing fraud" — a continuation of a decade-long scheme to inflate his net worth by billions of dollars. Those accusations, which James dubbed the "Art of the Steal," are what exactly what led her to file a sweeping civil lawsuit against him in September.

“Since we filed this sweeping lawsuit last month, Donald Trump and the Trump Organization have continued those same fraudulent practices and taken measures to evade responsibility," she said in a statement.

Trump had yet to respond to James' motion as of publication Thursday.

The motion accuses Trump of continuing to improperly value properties such as Mar-a-Lago and tout fraudulent financial statements.

"In short, there is every reason to believe that the Defendants will continue to engage in similar fraudulent conduct right up to trial unless checked by order of this Court," the motion states.

Trump also took steps the day that James filed the civil lawsuit to restructure his Trump Organization business in a way that could evade liability, the motion states.

James also requested permission from the judge to serve Trump and his son Eric Trump electronically, because she said they've both refused to accept complaints for nearly a month.