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As she prepared to testify before a grand jury investigating improper leaks to the media, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane acknowledged Monday that her office had released information but said it broke no laws.

"I will tell the special prosecutor the truth and the facts surrounding the disclosure of information to the public that was done in a way that did not violate statutory or case law regarding grand jury secrecy," Kane said, reading a prepared statement.

She spoke as she walked into an office building outside of Norristown where a grand jury is examining if Kane or her office improperly released sealed grand jury information to embarrass a political foe.

Kane called her grand jury appearance "the worst-kept secret of Pennsylvania."

Accompanied by two high-profile attorneys - New York criminal defense lawyer Gerald Shargel and former White House aide Lanny Davis - Kane declined to elaborate on her statement or take questions.

Davis, a former counsel to President Clinton, said she did not intend to invoke her Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions.

The Inquirer has reported that special prosecutor Thomas Carluccio is examining whether Kane's office leaked secret information to The Philadelphia Daily News about a 2009 investigation, handled by her Republican predecessors, into the finances of former NAACP head J. Whyatt Mondesire.

The Daily News reported that Kane's office was trying to determine why the 2009 investigation did not result in any charges.

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Kane acknowledges leak, says it did not break law