(CNN) — Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia are launching an investigation into President Donald Trump’s reported demand that his own Justice Department hand over $230 million as compensation for past federal investigations into him, according to a letter obtained by CNN.
Trump’s ask, made through administrative claims filed in 2023 and 2024, resurfaced in recent days after The New York Times reported on the matter and Trump confirmed publicly he “could be” seeking such a payment.
The top Democrats on the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees are asking Trump to hand over a slew of documents, including the administrative claims filed by his legal representatives, his communications with his attorneys and government officials on the matter and all DOJ memoranda outlini