The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sent a message of defiance to the public when House Republicans began investigating whether former President Donald Trump may be indicted.
On Tuesday, a Bragg spokesman provided a statement to Fox News. The statement was made a day after Republican senators requested documents and testimony from the prosecutor investigating Trump’s hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election season.
“We won’t be scared off by people trying to mess up the justice system, and we won’t let false accusations stop us from following the law,” a spokesperson added. “We investigate all cases following the law without bias or prejudice. Our lawyers are diligent, trustworthy, and highly skilled; their work is far from done.
On Monday, three Republican committee chairs in the House wrote to Bragg to open an investigation and request discussions, documents, and testimony. In light of reports that Trump might be indicted shortly, this was said.
In a letter, House Republican leaders Jim Jordan (R-OH), James Comer (R-KY), and Bryan Steil (R-WI) raised concerns about “an unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority: the indictment of a former President of the United States and currently declared candidate for that office.”
Over the weekend, Trump told his supporters to prepare for his arrest on Tuesday. The previous president’s counsel then claimed that Trump was unaware of the situation due to “illegal leaks” to the press. Perhaps this had something to do with rumors that law enforcement was preparing for the possibility of filing criminal charges.
There is still a lot of mystery around the specifics of a potential indictment against Trump, but most speculate that it would center on a charge of accounting fraud to cover up an alleged affair that the former president denies. In November, Trump announced his third bid for the presidency. He claims that Bragg’s probe is motivated by politics and rejects any suggestion that he has broken the law.
Republican colleagues were incorrect to initiate an investigation into Bragg’s scheme, according to Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), who led the first of two attempts to impeach Trump.
When asked on Twitter why Congress should investigate a state’s top prosecutor, Goldman said, “Defending Trump is not a good reason.” Since the Manhattan District Attorney’s office receives no federal funding and has no ties to the federal government, congressional investigators have no jurisdiction.
Jordan tweeted Democrats his harsh criticism of their inquiry.
Democrat cuts to local police departments are OK, according to Jordan. Republicans should not investigate whether or if a prosecutor in Manhattan used his office to eliminate a political opponent.