'The district attorney is obliged by the federal and state constitutions to protect the independence of state law enforcement functions from federal interference,' wrote the district attorney's general counsel.
, Bryan Steil , and James Comer —respectively the chairs of the House Judiciary, Administration, and Oversight Committees—the Manhattan DA's general counsel Leslie Dubeck wrote that the lawmakers' request earlier this week for confidential information pertaining to the Trump probe amounted to"an unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution.
"Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry," Dubeck continued."The district attorney is obliged by the federal and state constitutions to protect the independence of state law enforcement functions from federal interference."that the Manhattan grand jury tasked with considering possible criminal charges against the former president is not expected to convene again until at least Monday of next week.
Trump set off a firestorm over the weekend by claiming on his social media platform that he would be arrested on Tuesday and urging his supporters to mobilize in response. The arrest did not take place as the former president and 2024 candidate predicted, but the post did lead to a flood of donations from his right-wing political supporters., Trump"raised $1.5 million in the three days after he claimed on Truth Social that he'd be arrested.
"The resulting average of $500,000 a day," the outlet noted,"is almost double the daily average from the weeks before and after he announced his bid for the White House in November."demanding communications and other materials from two former prosecutors who previously led the Trump hush-money investigation.
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