Manhattan DA Hits Trump, GOP For Meddling In Probe

New York City prosecutors on Thursday said Donald Trump created a fake report on his “arrest” and led Republicans in Congress to interfere with a probe of his hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, Karen Freifeld and Luc Cohen reported for Reuters.

Photo Insert: The letter from the office of Manhattan District Attorney (DA) Alvin Bragg said the chairmen's accusations "only came after Donald Trump created a false expectation that he would be arrested the next day and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene."

The letter from the office of Manhattan District Attorney (DA) Alvin Bragg said the chairmen's accusations "only came after Donald Trump created a false expectation that he would be arrested the next day and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene."

It confirmed that Bragg's office was "investigating allegations that Donald Trump engaged in violations of New York State penal law."

The response on Thursday from Bragg's office said the three Republican House committee chairmen had sought non-public information about a pending criminal investigation, which is confidential under state law.

"The letter's requests are an unlawful incursion into New York's sovereignty," said the letter signed by the district attorney's general counsel, Leslie Dubeck. "Congress cannot have any legitimate legislative task relating to the oversight of local prosecutors enforcing state law."

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