Trump Organization under criminal investigation: NY attorney general

The New York attorney general's office has opened a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's family business. The move expands what had earlier been a civil probe.

The New York attorney general's office is now pursuing a criminal probe into former President Donald Trump's business empire, expanding the scope of what started as a civil investigation.

"We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature," Fabien Levy, a spokesperson for the attorney general's office, said in a statement.