Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday refused to cooperate with a rapidly expanding probe by House Republicans into the Stormy Daniels “hush money” case he’s pursuing against former President Donald Trump.
In a letter to three GOP committee chairmen, a top Bragg aide said that “the District Attorney is obliged by the federal and state constitutions to protect the independence of state law enforcement functions from federal interference.”
The Democratic DA’s general counsel, Leslie Dubeck, accused the Republicans — led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio — of acting on behalf of Trump, 76, when they sent a Monday letter demanding communications, documents, and testimony related to what they called Bragg’s “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority.”
“The Letter only came after Donald Trump created a false expectation that he would be arrested the next day and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene,” Dubeck wrote. “Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry.”
But Dubeck asked for a meeting “to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials.”
“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” Dubeck added.
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Shock and awe here... does the GOP House expect this sold-out Democrat Prosecutor to respond positively to anything they request? More wasted hyperbola and time... time that could be used to do something more productive such as drafting Impeachment Charges for Biden, Merrick, Mayorka, Wray,and others.
If there is a ligitimate reason to have Bragg appear before Congress then SUBPENA HIM... don't ask .. demand his appearance and if he refuses press for an indictment for contempt of Congress. Stop PLAYING AROUND get serious and use the powers one has to compel compliance... where one knows it will not happen voluntarily.