BREAKING: Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg filed a federal lawsuit against GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, accusing them of seeking to interfere in his office's prosecution and investigation of former President Trump.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a federal lawsuit against GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, accusing them of seeking to interfere in his office's prosecution and investigation of former President Donald Trump.asks the U.S.
Pomerantz is named as a defendant in the suit so that he can continue to decline to cooperate with the Judiciary Committee, as advised by Bragg's office,"without facing a risk of contempt proceedings," according to a spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.that were unsealed on April 4.
A spokesperson for Jordan did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Jordan criticized the lawsuit in aTuesday, writing,"First, they indict a president for no crime. Then, they sue to block congressional oversight when we ask questions about the federal funds they say they used to do it." Bragg has said the charges against Trump were not filed out of political animus. The office's investigation dates back to 2018, more than three years before Bragg was elected.
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