It looks like the law allows the governor to ask the AG to investigate matters of public interest related to public safety. There doesn’t necessarily need to be

It looks like the law allows the governor to ask the AG to investigate matters of public interest related to public safety. There doesn’t necessarily need to be a violation of the law. “…New York Executive Law Section 63(8), which permits the attorney general to investigate matters concerning public peace, public safety, and public justice and to subpoena witnesses and compel the production of documents.”