Manhattan DA's Office Accuses House GOP of Politically Motivated Inquiry into Trump Arrest Expectations.

The Manhattan District Attorney's office has criticized House Republicans for launching an "unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution" and defended the investigation into former President Donald Trump's alleged hush money payments to an adult film actress during the 2016 campaign. The office accused the Republicans of lacking a "legitimate basis for congressional inquiry" and said their requests for information "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 office requested that the committees meet and confer with Bragg's office to discuss whether the House has a "legitimate legislative" purpose for what it is seeking and whether those records could be turned over without infringing on New York's sovereign interests.