NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday lost a bid to stop New York state Attorney General Letitia James’ probe of his business practices, allowing the three-year investigation to move forward. Trump, a Republican, last year sued James in federal court in upstate Albany, arguing the civil investigation into whether the Trump Organization misled banks and tax authorities about the valuations of its assets should be halted because he felt James, a Democrat, was using the case to further her political career. James replied in a January court filing that Trump’s “allegati…