In enemy territory: Trump arrives at Trump Tower in Manhattan amid city's criminal probe into his business

 Former President Donald Trump was pictured arriving at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Monday morning just days after Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a criminal probe into his business. 

Trump stepped out of his car on Fifth Avenue and looked at cameras after a trip from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he is spending the summer away from the heat of Mar-a-Lago.

Since James announced the probe last week, there have been more developments into the investigation and mounting questions over whether his long-time CFO Allen Weisselberg will turn on him.

Weisselberg, long considered to be Trump's right-hand man with finances, is now facing two criminal investigations into his actions. 

James' office has been investigating alleged civil tax offenses by Trump's business empire since 2019, but last week ramped up the probe to make it criminal.

Trump tore into the James' actions, accused her of orchestrating a witch hunt since she came into office and said she should focus on fixing the surge in crime in New York City. 

On Thursday, Weisselberg former daughter-in-law Jennifer said he would 'definitely' flip on the president and former Trump Organization executive Barbara Res said she believes he is already cooperating with prosecutors. 

While Trump was in New York, his potential GOP rivals in the 2024 presidential race including Mike Pence and Nikki Haley headed to the Reagan Library in California for an event to discuss the Republican party's future.

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Former President Donald Trump was captured Monday morning walking into Trump Tower in New York City. ust days after Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a criminal probe into his business

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Trump stepped out of his car on Fifth Avenue and looked at cameras after a trip from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he is spending the summer away from the heat of Mar-a-Lago

Crime rates in New York have continued to climb this year, with more murders on the subway in the first three months of 2021 than at any point in 2019, with a 27 percent rise in murders throughout the city since 2020.

In the first week of May, there were nine murders compared to just two in the same week in 2020 - a rise of 350 percent. Felonies have also been increasing steadily with assaults up by 31 percent since 2019.

'There is nothing more corrupt than an investigation that is in desperate search of a crime. But, make no mistake, that is exactly what is happening here,' Trump wrote in his statement last week.

'The Attorney General of New York literally campaigned on prosecuting Donald Trump even before she knew anything about me.

'She said that if elected, she would use her office to look into "every aspect" of my real estate dealings. She swore that she would "definitely sue" me. She boasted on video that she would be, and I quote, "a real pain in the ass."

'She declared, "just wait until I'm in the Attorney General's office," and, "I've got my eyes on Trump Tower.' She also promised that, if elected, she would "join with law enforcement and other Attorney Generals across this nation in removing this President from office," and, "It's important that everyone understand that the days of Donald Trump are coming to an end.'

'The Attorney General made each of these statements, not after having had an opportunity to actually look at the facts, but BEFORE she was even elected, BEFORE she had seen even a shred of evidence. This is something that happens in failed third world countries, not the United States.'

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Since James announced the probe last week, there have been more developments into the investigation and mounting questions over whether his longtime CFO Allen Weisselberg will turn on him

Jennifer Weisselberg's ex-husband, Barry, works at the Trump Organization. Allen Weisselberg is the executive who ran the company along with Trump's children Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. when Trump became president. 

Weisselberg's son Barry also works for the Trump Organization, managing the Wollman and Lasker skating rinks in Central Park and a vintage carousel, which operate on a cash basis. In April, prosecutors served a subpoena to Barry's ex-wife Jennifer Weisselberg, asking for banking and tax records linked to Barry. 

She was photographed transferring boxes of documents, and says she has provided additional digital information as well.

She accuses her ex husband of 'skimming' from the company and making false representations on tax returns. There is no indication that he is under investigation, and neither he nor Allen Weisselberg have been charged. 

'To me a liar - a cheater is a liar is a thief and as far as I'm concerned, there's been nothing legal going on in the past 21 years' she said.

Res said on Wednesday night that, in her opinion, Weisselberg has flipped and was cooperating with New York prosecutors with two criminal investigations hanging over him.

'I think Weisselberg is very concerned about his kids,' she told MSNBC's Ari Melber. 'I think that what they're doing is the kind of thing they did with [retired Lt. Gen. Michael] Flynn. Remember his kid? I don't think Weisselberg will let his son go to jail. So that's what he's doing.'