Former US President Donald Trump said that he was being “unfairly attacked and harmed,” in everything from political motives. “

He was quoted as saying in response to the New York attorney general’s opening of a “criminal” investigation into the “Trump Company”, the group owned by his family.

Trump said in a statement that “there is nothing more corrupt than an investigation desperately searching for a crime.” And he added, “We will overcome any attempt at prosecution.”

The Attorney General’s Office in New York announced yesterday evening, Tuesday, that its investigation of the “Trump Group” will be expanded to include an investigation into the commission of potential criminal offenses.

“We have informed the Trump group that our investigation is no longer purely civilian ... We are now investigating criminal matters, along with the attorney general in Manhattan,” the office said in a statement.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office was still in the midst of an investigation into what was described as “widespread fraud” in February. After a drawn-out legal battle, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr., obtained Trump tax returns.

Prosecutors focused on Trump’s business dealings and those of his associates, including Trump’s chief financial officer, Alan Weisselberg, and the Weisselberg family.

Trump, Weiselberg and the “Trump Group” have denied wrongdoing, and say the plaintiffs are politically motivated.