Jordan investigating Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s ‘unprecedented abuse’ and ‘politically motivated’ Trump probe

Home Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, despatched letters Wednesday to 2 former Manhattan DA workplace attorneys in search of data that would assist a declare District Lawyer Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of former President Donald J. Trump is politically motivated.

The attorneys, Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne sought to prosecute Trump in 2022, however Bragg rejected their authorized theories. They then resigned.

Since then, Trump introduced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election and Bragg has modified his resolution on prosecuting him.

Jordan has contended Bragg’s sudden change of coronary heart was tied to the announcement and has criticized what he describes as an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority.” 

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Bragg’s workplace is investigating whether or not Trump was concerned in paying hush cash to Stormy Daniels throughout the 2016 presidential marketing campaign.

“This indictment comes after years of the District Lawyer’s workplace aggressively pursuing costs, with you and different particular prosecutors main the investigation into each aspect of President Trump’s funds. Final yr, you resigned from the workplace over Bragg’s preliminary reluctance to maneuver ahead with costs in 2022, Bragg is now trying to ‘shoehorn’ the identical case with an identical information into a brand new prosecution,” Jordan wrote.

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He added: “Based mostly in your distinctive function on this matter, we request your cooperation with our oversight of this politically motivated prosecutorial resolution.”

Within the letters, Jordan requests all paperwork and communication between the Manhattan DA’s workplace and the Division of Justice relating to the Trump investigation. He additionally requests all such paperwork and communications between the Manhattan DA’s workplace and Pomerantz and Dunne.

Jordan can be in search of all paperwork between the 2 officers and the Manhattan DA’s workplace relating to their appointments as particular assistant district attorneys. 

“In January 2022, quickly after Bragg took workplace, he expressed doubts about President Trump’s case and suspended the investigation. This resolution prompted you and your colleague, Mark Pomerantz, to resign in protest,” the Republican chairman wrote within the letter to Dunne. “It now seems that your efforts to disgrace Bragg have labored as he’s reportedly resurrecting a so-called ‘zombie’ case in opposition to President Trump utilizing a tenuous and untested authorized principle.”

Jordan additionally sought to poke holes into the potential indictment, saying Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen couldn’t pretty be “thought of an unbiased and credible witness.”

“As well as, Bragg’s star witness—Michael Cohen—has a severe credibility drawback as a convicted perjurer and serial fabricator with demonstrable prejudice in opposition to President Trump,” the lawmaker wrote.

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In 2018, Cohen pleaded responsible to a number of crimes which included paying hush cash in an try to affect the election, mendacity, and marketing campaign finance violations.

The Ohio legislator concluded that “the totality of those information is that Bragg’s impending indictment is motivated by political calculations.”

“The information of this matter haven’t modified since 2018 and no new witnesses have emerged. The Justice Division examined the information in 2019 and opted to not pursue additional prosecutions at the moment. Even nonetheless, in keeping with reporting, the investigation ‘gained some momentum this yr,’ and Bragg’s workplace ‘convened a brand new grand jury in January to judge the problem.’ The one intervening issue, it seems, was President Trump’s announcement that he could be a candidate for President in 2024.”

Jordan’s twin letters come simply days after Trump introduced he could be arrested in New York on Saturday and urged his supporters to “protest.”

No arrest was made and solely a small group of individuals confirmed up outdoors his Trump Tower.

Fox Information’ Tyler Olsen contributed to this report.

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