Former US President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Florida’s state court to try and prevent New York Attorney General Letitia James from accessing records of the trust that owns the Trump Organization. 

The move comes right after a New York judge had blocked Trump’s attempt to move the civil lawsuit worth $250 million that James had filed against the former President and his older children to any other division of the NY State court.

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James has claimed that the Trump family obtained advantageous insurance, loan, and tax rates by using false financial documents. The Trumps had earlier referred to the lawsuit as a “stunt” by James to help her re-election campaign.

According to the lawsuit, “In furtherance of her attempts to steal, destroy or control all things Trump, James has become preoccupied with obtaining a copy of President Trump’s revocable trust”. Trump alleges that his trust is under the protection of the Florida Constitution’s privacy rights, and that James is trying to meddle with the 76-year-old’s ability to control and manage the ownership of the same.

The first hearing of the lawsuit filed by James that alleges the Trumps as well as the businesses that they own had committed fraud is scheduled to take place on Thursday.

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Earlier, Trump had asked the New York federal court to prevent James from carrying out her investigation, but the plea was blocked by the judge. The former President’s lawyers have appealed against the decision.

According to a spokesperson of the Attorney General, “Multiple judges have dismissed Donald Trump’s baseless attempts to evade justice, and no number of lawsuits will deter us from pursuing this fraud”, further adding, “We sued Donald Trump because he committed extensive financial fraud. That fact hasn’t changed, and neither will our resolve to ensure that no matter how powerful or political one might be, no one is above the law.”