Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's probe of former President Trump should instead be handled by the Department of Justice, House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) told CNN's 'State of the Union' Sunday.
should instead be handled by the Department of Justice, House Oversight Chair James Comer told CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday.investigating a hush money payment allegedly made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, andComer argued that the case should be a federal investigation and that "if there was a reason for prosecution, it should be done by the Department of Justice on the federal level.
The case could also "open a can of worms," Comer said, in which local district attorneys could try to "overreach" into federal election law. "I don't believe that Bragg would be doing this if Donald Trump were not running for president," Comer added.before Congress and turn over any documents related to the Trump probe.The House Republicans' tactic has drawn a mixed response from Senate Republicans, many of whom see serious risks in second-guessing how local prosecutors pursue cases,
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