In response, Rachel A. Smith, of the St. Louis circuit attorney’s office, and Catherine Hanaway, attorney for Greitens’ campaign, both wrote letters to Barnes raising concerns about the release.

“I write today to ensure that your office does not release documents that belong to our clients, which they made available to the Committee and which may still be in your possession,” Hanaway wrote to Barnes on Dec. 17.

Smith wrote that the release of documents provided by the circuit attorney could violate the state’s Sunshine Law because the circuit attorney eventually dropped its criminal charges against Greitens, meaning those records would be deemed closed.

Hanaway told the Post-Dispatch on Monday that the release appeared to be a “rehash” of what the committee had already published. She said there did not appear to be any new findings.

A spokeswoman for the circuit attorney’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

During spring, the GOP-led House committee took the testimony of Greitens’ former lover, who accused Greitens of coercing her into sex acts and threatening her with the release of a compromising photograph.