The release came after Inner City Press requested that Judge Lewis Kaplan, who is presiding over the trial, disclose the deposition and other evidence to the public.
China's Ministry of Public Security "has repeatedly and flagrantly violated our nation's sovereignty, including by opening and operating a police station in the middle of New York City," according to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
“This weaponized prosecutor’s office has spent thousands of federal taxpayer dollars to subsidize this political indictment and is demanding millions more in federal grants,” Rep. Biggs said.
The lawsuit, according to Bragg, is "in response to an unprecedently brazen and unconstitutional attack by members of Congress on an ongoing New York State criminal prosecution and investigation of former President Donald J. Trump."
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges in New York and accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of being the real "criminal" for prosecuting him and illegally leaking grand jury information, while Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson called the case against Trump "the boldest election interference ever attempted in this country's history."
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 charges of falsifying business records in relation to hush money paid to an adult film star during his 2016 campaign.
Former President Trump is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday for 34 felony counts related to falsification of business records, with no expected misdemeanor charges and no need for handcuffs or a mugshot, while several prominent Republicans have come out in support of Trump.
