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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday refused to cooperate with a rapidly expanding probe by House Republicans into the Stormy Daniels “hush money” case he’s pursuing against former President Donald Trump. In a letter to three GOP committee chairmen, a top Bragg aide said that “the District Attorney is obliged by the federal and state constitutions to protect the independence of state law enforcement functions from federal interference.” The Democratic DA’s general counsel, Leslie Dubeck, accused the Republicans — led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio — of acting on behalf of Trump, 76, when they sent...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) for the first time on Thursday addressed a claim by former President Trump that he would be arrested in connection to an investigation into a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, calling it the creation of a “false expectation.” Bragg, in response to demands by House Republicans to force his testimony and turn over all documents and communication on the case, wrote in a letter to Congress that such a move was an “unprecendent[ed] inquiry into a pending local prosecution.” “The letter only came after Donald Trump created a false...

Officials said Steve Bannon was the “architect” of a scheme to defraud donors who gave money to build a wall on the United States-Mexico border. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said at a press conference on Thursday that Bannon and the organization We Build the Wall, Inc., were indicted for a yearlong fundraising scheme that took in more than $15 million from thousands of people across the country based on false pretenses.

People called, wrote notes and went in person to offer condolences and support after a southwest Oklahoma City pharmacist was charged Wednesday in connection with last week’s shooting death of a robbery suspect, the store owner said this morning. Douglas Sizemore, owner of Reliable Discount Pharmacy at 5900 S Pennsylvania Ave., said despite a first-degree murder charge against employee Jerome Ersland, 57, the store is open and Ersland’s status as pharmacist has not changed. Ersland’s actions during a robbery attempt left a 16-year-old dead. “We’ve had tons of calls and letters from people who want to help and we are...