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Deirdre Walsh

House GOP demands testimony and documents from New York prosecutor investigating Trump

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg participates in a news conference in New York on Feb. 7, 2023. (Seth Wenig/AP)

As a possible indictment looms over former President Donald Trump, House Republicans are coming to his defense and arguing that Alvin Bragg — the New York prosecutor investigating alleged hush money paid by Trump to adult film actress Stormy Daniels — is politically motivated and his probe won't stand up in court.

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, House Oversight Committee Chair Jim Comer, R-Ky., and House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis., kicked off their own probe on Monday, sending Bragg a letter demanding documents, communications and testimony related to his investigation of the former president.

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