Federal prosecutors are in the early stages of an investigation into the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought a civil fraud case against President Donald Trump, according to NBC News .

The probe is focused on whether James' office used its authority to violate Trump's legal rights through its civil lawsuits against the president and his businesses, NBC reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.

The investigation is also looking at whether the National Rifle Association's rights were violated by her civil suits, they said. The investigation is being run out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York, two sources told NBC.

James successfully sued Trump and his company over what her office said were fraudulent misrepresentat

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