Topline
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg pushed back Thursday against demands from top House GOP leaders to testify about his investigation into former President Donald Trump, calling their request an “unprecedented inquiry” into a local prosecution and questioning its legislative purpose, as the Trump criminal probe appears to be wrapping up.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg participates in a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Feb. … [+]
Key Facts
Bragg called the letter, written by Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), James Comer (R-Ky.) and Bryan Steil (R-Wisc.), an “unlawful incursion into New York’s sovereignty” and said that Congress was not the “appropriate branch” to review a pending criminal case.
The Manhattan District Attorney suggested the inquiry came at the request of Trump’s lawyers, who Bragg said urged House GOP members to intervene, and noted it “only came after Donald Trump created a false impression that he would be arrested” on Tuesday.
Bragg is investigating Trump’s role in making purported hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
This is a developing story and Forbes will continue to update it.
Further Reading
House GOP Demands Manhattan DA Testify Over Trump Criminal Probe: ‘Unprecedented Abuse Of Prosecutorial Authority’ (Forbes)
Breaking Down The Case Against Trump: New York Prosecutors Must Prove Complex Legal Theory—And It Could Be Risky (Forbes)
GOP Leans Into George Soros Conspiracies In Targeting Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2023/03/23/manhattan-da-calls-house-gops-investigation-of-trump-criminal-probe-unlawful/