Manhattan DA’s Office Responds to GOP Demand for Testimony About Trump Investigation

The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is responding to House Republicans’ demand for documents and testimony about the investigation involving former President Donald Trump . In a statement to Fox News…

Bradley CortrightMar 21, 20233 min read

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Amid speculation Trump could be arrested, House Republicans sent a letter to Bragg with a series of demands.

“You are reportedly about to engage in an unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority: the indictment of a former President of the United States and current declared candidate for that office,” the letter stated.

It continued, “If these reports are accurate, your actions will erode confidence in the evenhanded application of justice and unalterably interfere in the course of the 2024 presidential election. In light of the serious consequences of your actions, we expect that you will testify about what plainly appears to be a politically motivated prosecutorial decision.”

The letter also noted several media outlets have highlighted the fact legal experts have raised doubts about what they believe is Bragg’s strategy.

“The inference from the totality of these facts is that your impending indictment is motivated by political calculations,” the lawmakers claimed.

They added:

“Your decision to pursue such a politically motivated prosecution—while adopting progressive criminal justice policies that allow career ‘criminals run the streets’ of Manhattan—requires congressional scrutiny about how public safety funds appropriated by Congress are implemented by local law-enforcement agencies.”

Finally, the lawmakers asked for documents related to the probe.

And they insisted, “Your testimony is necessary to advance our oversight and to inform potential legislative reforms.”