{"id":1912155,"date":"2023-04-09T11:57:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T15:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-judiciary-expands-investigation-into-manhattan-da-bragg\/"},"modified":"2023-04-09T11:58:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T15:58:19","slug":"house-judiciary-expands-investigation-into-manhattan-da-bragg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-judiciary-expands-investigation-into-manhattan-da-bragg\/","title":{"rendered":"House Judiciary Expands Investigation Into Manhattan DA Bragg"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-judiciary-expands-investigation-into-manhattan-da-bragg%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1912155&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div>\n<p>The extraordinary indictment of former President Donald Trump last week has prompted the House Judiciary Committee to expand its analysis into the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg&#8217;s&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary, requested a transcribed discussion from Manhattan DA Senior Counsel Matthew Colangelo in email sent to him on Friday, according to The Federalist. Colangelo was hired four months ago to&#8221; jump start&#8221; Bragg&#8217;s&#8217;s Trump investigations, according to the New York Times in December, after spending years pursuing the former president at the Department of Justice and the office of the state attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan wrote,&#8221; We ask for your cooperation with our oversight in your personal capacity given your history working for law enforcement organizations that are pursuing President Trump and the public reporting surrounding your decision to work for the New York County District Attorney&#8217;s&#8217;s Office.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the historical arraignment on Tuesday against a 34-count felony indictment that carries the utmost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-faces-maximum-sentence-136-years-prison-34-count-indictment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">136-year<\/a> prison sentence, Trump pleaded not guilty. In a way that prosecutors had formerly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/03\/20\/arresting-trump-an-end-of-america-watch-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declined<\/a> to follow, movie actress Stormy Daniels received hush-money payments in 2016. Twelve democratic law professors and Trump opponents have declared the trial to be over due to the case&#8217;s&#8217;s weakness.<\/p>\n<p>After Bragg has spent weeks defying lawmakers&#8217; monitoring demands, the chairman of the House Judiciary reminded Colangelo that Congress has the right to look into the Manhattan DA&#8217;s&#8217;s work. According to Fox News, the Committee is considering issuing official <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/media\/in-the-news\/exclusive-jim-jordan-subpoenas-manhattan-prosecutor-who-resigned-over-suspended\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subpoena<\/a>s for Bragg&#8217;s&#8217;s work as a result of the back-and-forth. The lawsuit for Mark Pomerantz, a former Bragg prosecutor who resigned earlier years due to sluggish success in his attempts to hold Trump, was executed by politicians on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan admitted to lawmakers on Fox News Monday that his office had used federal money to look into Trump&#8217;s&#8217;s case against the Manhattan DA.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter to Colangelo, Jordan stated that&#8221; The Committee may therefore consider legislation to enhance reporting requirements regarding the use of federal forfeiture funds and \/ or to prohibit the usage of such funds to investigate a current or former President or presidential candidate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Colangelo is being asked to turn over paperwork pertaining to his training and attend a formal meeting by the committee. Colangelo was given until April 21 to give politicians a routine of his presence.<\/p>\n<p>Users of Bragg&#8217;s&#8217;s people deleted their online information as the Manhattan DA work braces for harsh oversight from House Republicans. Additionally removed from Bragg&#8217;s&#8217;s page was the&#8221; Meet Our Team&#8221; page.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans and the former president&#8217;s&#8217;s rivals in the 2024 primary immediately condemned Trump after his indictment last year, but Senate GOP Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has remained silent.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View House Judiciary Committee letter to Manhattan DA on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/636738933\/House-Judiciary-Committee-letter-to-Manhattan-DA#from_embed\">House Judiciary Committee l\u2026<\/a> by <a title=\"View The Federalist's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/274202084\/The-Federalist#from_embed\">The Federalist<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The Federalist&#8217;s&#8217;s northern journalist Tristan Justice also wrote the liberal newsletter Social Justice Redux about community, health, and wellness. Additionally, he has contributed to The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. Additionally, Real Clear Politics and Fox News have featured his play. Tristan earned a degree from George Washington University, w<a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a> he majored in media and social science. Contact him at Tristan @ thefederalist.com or follow him on Twitter at @ JusticeTristan. Subscribe to Tristan&#8217;s&#8217;s internet newsletter by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Judiciary Committee is expanding its investigation into the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s office over last week\u2019s unprecedented indictment of former President Donald Trump. On Friday, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sent a letter to Manhattan DA Senior Counsel Matthew Colangelo, shared with The Federalist, requesting a transcribed interview. 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