Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is accusing House Republicans of collaborating with former President Donald Trump to interfere in the prosecutor's criminal probe of Mr. Trump, and says their complaint of a political persecution is 'baseless.'
’s general counsel, Leslie Dubeck, demanded that three Republican House committee chairmen withdraw their request that the prosecutor’s office turn over a trove of documents and communications related to the Trump investigation.
Ms. Dubeck pushed back against the lawmakers’ request, calling the congressional investigation “an unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution.” She said the charges filed against Mr. Trump “were brought by citizens of New York, doing their civic duty as members of a grand jury, who found probable cause to accuse Mr. Trump of having committed crimes in New York.”
“Furthermore, your reported decision to indict a former President requires congressional scrutiny about how federal public safety funds appropriated by Congress are implemented by local law enforcement agencies and how limited resources are prioritized,” the lawmakers wrote.
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