{"id":2234925,"date":"2024-05-01T19:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T23:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alvin-braggs-top-trump-prosecutor-comes-under-official-investigation\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T19:20:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T23:20:57","slug":"alvin-braggs-top-trump-prosecutor-comes-under-official-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alvin-braggs-top-trump-prosecutor-comes-under-official-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Alvin Bragg&#8217;s Lead Prosecutor Faces Official Inquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Falvin-braggs-top-trump-prosecutor-comes-under-official-investigation%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=2234925&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--><p>Rep. \u200dJim\u2062 Jordan requests records from AG Garland regarding DOJ&#8217;s senior former staff involved in \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-files-scotus-brief-claiming-former-presidents-immune-to-prosecution-for-acts-while-in-office\/\" title=\"Trump Submits Brief to Supreme Court Arguing Immunity for Ex-Presidents from Prosecution for Actions Taken in Office\">politically charged prosecutions<\/a>, including those against former President Trump. Questions about motivations and politicization are \u2062raised. Deadline for document submission set by Jordan. Trial of Trump&#8217;s attorney, Michael Cohen, plays a crucial role in the ongoing investigations. Rep. Jim \u200dJordan is seeking records from AG Garland concerning DOJ senior staff in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-robertss-world-series\/\" title=\"John Roberts's World Series\">politically charged \u2062cases<\/a>, including those against ex-President Trump. \u2062Concerns about motives and politicization\u2063 arise. Jordan sets a deadline for document submission. \u2063The trial of Trump&#8217;s lawyer, Michael Cohen, is pivotal in the ongoing probes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/%20\"><span>George C. Upper III<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 1, 2024 at 1:38pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Rep. Jim Jordan has written to Attorney General Merrick Garland seeking records regarding one of the Department of Justice\u2019s most senior former employees.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter, dated April 30, the chair of the House Committee on the Judiciary said that the committee was \u201cconducting oversight\u201d of what he called \u201cpolitically motivated prosecutions,\u201d specifically those launched last year against former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan wrote seeking records regarding former Acting Associate Attorney General Matthew Colangelo, one of the men in New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s office who is leading the prosecution of Trump regarding 34 counts of first degree falsification of business records.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, such crimes are prosecuted as misdemeanors, but Bragg has claimed that since Trump allegedly falsified those records to \u201cprevent or promote [his own] election\u201d to office \u2014 itself another misdemeanor \u2014 the counts rise to the felony level, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-judiciary-investigating-bragg-prosecutor-senior-role-biden-doj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Colangelo\u2019s case relies heavily on the testimony of former Trump attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-judge-slaps-michael-cohens-attempt-sue-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Cohen<\/a>, who himself had been investigated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doj-refuses-comply-congressional-subpoena-hand-biden-audio-despite-threat-contempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Justice<\/a> and pleaded guilty to eight charges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the Committee has previously explained, Bragg\u2019s politicized prosecution of President Trump has serious consequences for federal interests,\u201d Jordan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat a former senior Biden Justice Department official is now leading the prosecution of President Biden\u2019s chief political rival only adds to the perception that the Biden Justice Department is politicized and weaponized,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan requested copies of correspondence regarding Trump between Colangelo and other government offices \u2014 including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/legal-expert-says-alvin-braggs-first-choice-witness-trump-trial-telling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York County<\/a> District Attorney\u2019s Office, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/georgia-republicans-give-huge-gift-fulton-county-da-going-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fulton County<\/a> District Attorney\u2019s Office, and the Department of Justice\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/official-ethics-complaint-filed-special-counsel-jack-smith-face-discipline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Special Counsel\u2019s Office<\/a>, all of which are currently involved in active criminal prosecutions against the former president.<\/p>\n<p>He is also seeking any correspondence between Colangelo and the office of New York Attorney General Leticia James, who filed a civil suit against Trump claiming that he had lied on financial statements in an attempt to secure more favorable terms on bank loans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are the prosecutions of former President Donald Trump politically motivated?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Trump has pleaded not guilty to all counts in every case and has repeatedly argued that the criminal charges against him are politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan also wants to see any documents involving Colangelo\u2019s employment history at the DOJ and those related to the two convictions of Cohen.<\/p>\n<p>You can read Jordan\u2019s letter in its entirety below.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View 2024-04-30 JDJ to Garland Re Colangelo on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/728432331\/2024-04-30-JDJ-to-Garland-Re-Colangelo#from_embed\">2024-04-30 JDJ to Garland Re Colangelo<\/a> by <a title=\"View The Western Journal's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/480928840\/The-Western-Journal#from_embed\">The Western Journal<\/a> on Scribd<\/p>\n<p>The letter requests that all such documents be turned over to by the close of business on May 14 \u2014 a deadline that seems highly unlikely to be met.<\/p>\n<p>Witness testimony in the hush money case being prosecuted by Bragg began on April 22, and the trial is expected to last six to eight weeks, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/trump-investigations-civil-criminal-tracker\/#:~:text=Trump%20was%20subsequently%20indicted%20in,to%20four%20years%20in%20prison.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Interested readers can find the Judiciary Committee\u2019s news release regarding Jordan\u2019s letter <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/chairman-jordan-investigates-justice-department-coordination-alvin-braggs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to fight back hard, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/making-a-dent-liability-fears-are-driving-providers-to-drop-gender-affirming-care-for-kids-even-where-its-legal\/\" title=\"Liability fears force providers to abandon 'Gender-Affirming Care' for kids, despite legality.\">radically reduced number<\/a> of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44802\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44802\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44802\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44802\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44802\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>George Upper is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Western Journal and was a weekly co-host of &#8220;WJ Live,&#8221; powered by The Western Journal. He is currently a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. A former U.S. Army special operator, teacher and consultant, he is a lifetime member of the NRA and an active volunteer leader in his church. Born in Foxborough, Massachusetts, he has lived most of his life in central North Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  George Upper, is the former editor-in-chief of The Western Journal and is now a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. He currently serves as the connections pastor at Awestruck Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a former U.S. Army special operator, teacher, manager and consultant. Born in Massachusetts, he graduated from Foxborough High School before joining the Army and spending most of the next three years at Fort Bragg. He holds bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees in English as well as a Master&#8217;s in Business Administration, all from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He and his wife life only a short drive from his three children, their spouses and his grandchildren. He is a lifetime member of the NRA and in his spare time he shoots, reads a lot of Lawrence Block and John D. MacDonald, and watches Bruce Campbell movies. He is a fan of individual freedom, Tommy Bahama, fine-point G-2 pens and the Oxford comma. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Foxborough, Massachusetts <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Beta Gamma Sigma <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  B.A., English, UNCG; M.A., English, UNCG; MBA, UNCG <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  North Carolina <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Faith, Business, Leadership and Management, Military, Politics <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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