Dems demand investigation into Trump U scandal

Published September 13, 2016 9:29pm ET



A group of House Democrats has asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the Florida attorney general who was investigating Trump University.

House Judiciary Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member John Conyers of Michigan, sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch Tuesday asking the federal agency look into whether the Republican nominee’s Trump Foundation gave a $25,000 bribe to Attorney General Pam Bondi, in the form of a donation to her campaign.

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