New York Republican Rep. Dan Donovan is joining Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE's call for the government to install a special prosecutor to investigate the Clinton Foundation.

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"The troubling information contained in newly-public emails concerning Mrs. Clinton's activities as Secretary of State and the Clinton Foundation raise further questions of potential pay-to-play and warrant investigation," Donavan, the former Staten Island district attorney, said in a statement released Wednesday by Trump's presidential campaign.

"In the heat of this important election, the public can have full faith in the outcome determined by an independent special prosecutor — a goal that should be welcome by all."

Trump has ratcheted up his calls for a special prosecutor over the past few days, releasing statements from top surrogates such as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, running mate Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceMcConnell locks down key GOP votes in Supreme Court fight Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Sunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election MORE and Sen. Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE (R-Ala.) backing his call.

The push has come in concert with a continual drip of revelations out of the Clinton Foundation, including the discovery of 15,000 new emails from Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE's private server at State, as well as more questions surrounding the link between the Democratic nominee's State Department and her family foundation.

Donovan won his congressional special election last year after his decision not to indict a police officer in the death of New Yorker Eric Garner. Garner was selling untaxed cigarettes on the street before a run-in with police officers that ended when one put him in a chokehold. He lost consciousness and was pronounced dead an hour later, at the hospital.

The case became a flashpoint for police relations with the black community.

Over the past week, Trump has sought to shore up his pitch to African-Americans, imploring them to give him a chance and promising that he'd make their communities safe.

“Look at how badly things are going under decades of Democratic leadership — look at the schools, look at the 58 percent of young African-Americans not working,” the billionaire said during a rally last week.

“What do you have to lose by trying something new? I will fix it."