ATTORNEY GENERAL/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The New York attorney general’s office issued subpoenas on Monday [3-11-19] to two banks for records relating to the funding of several Trump Organization projects, The New York Times reported. Citing an unnamed source briefed on the subpoenas, the Times reported that the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James opened a new inquiry based on the testimony of Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen before Congress last month. The inquiry is a civil investigation, not a criminal probe, the Times said, adding that its scope and focus were unclear. Cohen testified that Trump inflated his assets and presented copies of financial statements he said were provided to Deutsche Bank. Investigators requested financial records from the German lender related to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, the Trump National Doral outside Miami, the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, and an unsuccessful effort to buy the NFL Buffalo Bills, the Times reported.”
–Veronica Stracqualursi, “New York Times: New York attorney general subpoenas two banks related to Trump Organization projects,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, March 12, 2019 9:13 pm