TROY — A nearly 4 - year -
old grand jury investigation into allegations the Rensselaer County Democratic chairman was shaking down government workers for political contributions has re-emerged in the backdrop of a contentious district attorney's race.
But on Capitol Hill, party strategists are nervously taking stock of Donovan, who oversaw the
grand jury investigation that declined to indict the officers involved in the July chokehold death of Eric Garner, a 43 - year -
old black man.