Manhattan DA hits back at GOP Trump claims

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View online March 27, 2023 1/ Manhattan DA blasts House GOP for 'unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution' In a letter responding to the Republican chairs of the House Judiciary , Oversight, and Administration committees, the general counsel for the Manhattan District Attorney's office says that "if charges are brought at the conclusion" of the investigation into former president Donald Trump "it will be because the rule of law and faithful execution of the District Attorney's duty require it".   Manhattan District Attorney's office general counsel Leslie Dubeck called the letter sent by the chairmen on 20 March "an unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution".   "The Letter 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. Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry," she added.   The chairmen wrote in their letter that the DA's investigation into Mr Trump was an "unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority," demanding documents and an interview with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat.   The grand jury case concerns hush money payments made to women who have made allegations that they have had affairs with Mr Trump. 2/ Ethan Crumbley's parents ordered to stand trial for school shooting The court determined the mass shooting was 'foreseeable' based on Ethan Crumbley's prior actions 3/ Ron DeSantis breaks silence on claims he observed torture at Gitmo A former prisoner said the brutal force-feeding methods employed on Guantanamo prisoners like him amounted to torture 4/ One person fatally shot in Houston FBI migrant hostage rescue Incident took place after three migrants were kidnapped earlier this week, says law enforcement 5/ Man's drug conviction vacated because police dog put paws on his car Idaho Supreme Court ruled that dog's actions made 2019 search of vehicle illegal The Big Question Was there really a fifth 9/11 plane that never took off? The sun was shining and there were no clouds in the sky as United Airlines captain Tom Manello went through his pre-flight checks in the early morning of 11 September 2001.   As he did so, passengers on four other flights leaving from Boston, Newark and Washington, DC, were preparing to execute a coordinated series of hijackings that ultimately kill nearly 3,000 people and ignite two decades of global warfare.   But for all the investigations and soul-searching that followed the 9/11 attacks, there are still some mysteries we haven't solved. Chief among them: was Manello's aircraft also intended to be a target? 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