The New York Times reported that prosecutors in Manhattan are looking into whether or not Trump lied to his accountants.
The office of the Manhattan District Attorney is investigating whether Donald Trump and the Trump Organization misrepresented their finances to investors.
According to The Times, prosecutors found that the accountants put together financial statements that were given to the lender and investors based on the information given to them by the Trump Organization.
Sources told The Times that one of Trump's accountants was questioned by a grand jury.
The Trump Organization is being investigated by the New York Attorney General. The former president may havecherry- picked favorable financial information to present to lenders while ignoring unfavorable data if prosecutors in his office are working with James' office.
The two offices are investigating whether the Trump Organization gave government officials and potential lenders dramatically different property valuations.
According to The Times, the documents reviewed showed Trump's approval, even though he didn't personally prepare the data.
Donald J. Trump is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statement in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America according to a cover letter attached to the statements in 2011.
According to the outlet, prosecutors are looking to determine if the financial statements were based on Trump's own exaggerated claims, which could be evidence that he intended to deceive his own accountants and lenders.
According to The Times, Trump put a caveat in the documents that said data hadn't been audited or verified, which can help his defense.
A spokesman for the office wouldn't comment.
At the time of publication, representatives for Trump did not respond to Insider's request for comment.
