House Republicans are calling for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to answer questions before Congress and turn over documents related to a potential indictment of former President Donald Trump.
"The facts of this matter have not changed since 2018 and no new witnesses have emerged," Jordan, Comer and Steil wrote, noting that while the Justice Department closed the case in 2019, the investigation from the Manhattan district attorney's probe gained momentum this year and a grand jury was convened in January."The only intervening factor, it appears, was President Trump's announcement that he would be a candidate for president in 2024.
Jordan chairs the House Judiciary Committee, Comer leads the Oversight and Accountability Committee, and Steil is the chairman of the Administration Committee. Bragg's office did not immediately return a request for comment.
In response to news of a potential indictment, many Republicans have jumped to Trump's defense and accused Bragg of pursuing a political agenda. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy also indicated the GOP-led House would investigate Bragg,that Republicans would probe"any use of federal funds that are used to facilitate the perversion of justice by Soros-backed DA's across the country."
"The legal theory underlying your reported prosecution appears to be tenuous and untested. Bringing charges for falsifying business records is ordinarily a misdemeanor subject to a two-year statute of limitations, which would have expired long ago," Jordan, Comer and Steil wrote Monday. The three also criticized Bragg for relying on Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal lawyer and"fixer," as a key witness in the case and said he cannot be considered"unbiased and credible."before the grand jury impaneled to examine the payment to Daniels for her silence about an alleged affair with Trump in 2006, which he has denied. Cohen pleaded guilty to federal charges, including campaign finance violations related to the payment to Daniels, and went to prison.
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