{"id":2291290,"date":"2024-07-09T15:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-releases-docs-showing-trump-trial-as-political-hit-job\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T15:30:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:30:34","slug":"house-releases-docs-showing-trump-trial-as-political-hit-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-releases-docs-showing-trump-trial-as-political-hit-job\/","title":{"rendered":"House Releases Docs Showing Trump Trial As &#8216;Political Hit Job&#8217;"},"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\">20<\/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-releases-docs-showing-trump-trial-as-political-hit-job%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=2291290&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>The House \u200bJudiciary Committee has released \u200cnew documents that suggest former President Donald \u200cTrump&#8217;s\u2062 prosecution in New York\u2064 is politically motivated.\u2062 Matthew Colangelo, who previously worked for President Joe Biden&#8217;s Justice \u200dDepartment, joined Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg&#8217;s team and later played a role in indicting Trump based on a novel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rumors-flying-that-president-donald-trump-will-pardon-julian-assange-snowden-weighs-in\/\" title=\"Rumors Flying That President Donald Trump Will Pardon Julian Assange, Snowden Weighs In\">legal theory<\/a>. \u200cEmails between Colangelo and \u200cthe \u2062New York attorney general&#8217;s office hinted at the charges against \u200bTrump. Colangelo had \u200cpreviously worked for the \u200dNew York attorney general&#8217;s\u2062 office and listed prominent \u2063Democrats as references when applying to\u200b work for\u200c Bragg. House Republicans had planned to question Bragg, but the event \u200cwas postponed along with Trump&#8217;s sentencing.\u2064 Trump was\u2064 ultimately convicted on 34 felony counts.  <\/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<div>\n<p>New documents released by the House Judiciary Committee offer new evidence that former President Donald Trump\u2019s New York prosecution is a \u201cpolitical hit job,\u201d according to Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Colangelo was previously the No. 3 official in President Joe Biden\u2019s Justice Department before joining Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s team in December 2022. The Manhattan prosecutor\u2019s office <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/04\/05\/alvin-braggs-trump-indictment-is-even-more-pathetic-and-partisan-than-we-could-have-imagined\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indicted <\/a>Trump four months later based on a novel legal theory to circumvent the five-year statute of limitations on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-the-charges-brought-against-the-trump-organizations-cfo-part-of-a-witch-hunt-experts-weigh-in\/\" title=\"Are The Charges Brought Against The Trump Organization\u2019s CFO Part Of A Witch Hunt? Experts Weigh In\">falsifying business records<\/a>. Emails between Colangelo and the New York attorney general\u2019s office when the high-ranking Biden official relocated previewed the upcoming charges of the former president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatthew-glad to see you are back in [New York City],\u201d wrote James Sheehan, who is listed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-sheehan-90264115\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> as the chief of the Charities Bureau for the New York attorney general. \u201cSounds like you and Mr. Trump\u2019s paths will continue to intersect.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>New document obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JudiciaryGOP<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Letitia James\u2019s office was thrilled when Matthew Colangelo was hired by Alvin Bragg. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatthew-glad to see you are back in NYC. Sounds like you and Mr. Trump\u2019s paths will continue to intersect.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fl8zWOiJ7H\">pic.twitter.com\/fl8zWOiJ7H<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1810703417335321049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Colangelo had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/asg\/staff-profile\/former-acting-associate-attorney-general-matthew-colangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">worked<\/a> in the New York attorney general\u2019s office as chief counsel for federal initiatives prior to joining the Biden Justice Department. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/05\/nyregion\/alvin-bragg-trump-investigation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a> to the New York Times when reporting on his return to New York to \u201cjump start\u201d the Trump investigations, Colangelo \u201cled the New York attorney general\u2019s civil inquiry into Mr. Trump\u201d in what became another <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/26\/trumps-reduced-bond-doesnt-make-letitia-james-election-meddling-lawfare-any-less-scandalous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">politicized probe<\/a> to bankrupt the Democrats\u2019 chief rival. Trump was ultimately forced to pay a $175 million bond to appeal the $<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-gets-massive-win-over-letitia-james-engoron-civil-fraud-bond-1892865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">454 million<\/a> judgement against him in Attorney General Letitia James\u2019 case.<\/p>\n<p>When Colangelo applied to work for James, documents released by the Judiciary Committee show he listed some of the nation\u2019s most prominent Democrats as professional references, including Tom Perez, the chair of the DNC between 2017 and 2021 who now works in the Biden White House, and Jeff Zients, who previously worked in the Obama administration and now serves as Biden\u2019s chief of staff.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>New document obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JudiciaryGOP<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>When Matthew Colangelo applied to work for Letitia James, guess who he listed as references. <\/p>\n<p>-DNC Chair Tom Perez <br \/>-Now Biden White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s always been a political hit job. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YEmaU58ZJF\">pic.twitter.com\/YEmaU58ZJF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1810690387557724512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>House Republicans were supposed to question Bragg on Friday, one day after the former president\u2019s sentencing scheduled for Thursday, before both events were <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4760227-house-gop-bragg-hearing-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">postponed<\/a>. Colangelo was supposed to appear alongside Bragg on Capitol Hill. In May, a Manhattan jury voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/31\/this-week-in-lawfare-land-democrats-secure-conviction-of-their-chief-political-rival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">convict<\/a> Trump on all 34 felony counts of falsely labeling payments to an attorney as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-governors-campaign-settles-lawsuit-filed-by-man-who-said-she-groped-his-crotch\/\" title=\"Democrat Governor\u2019s Campaign Settles Lawsuit Filed By Man Who Said She Groped His Crotch\">legal expenses<\/a>, rather than campaign expenses related to the 2016 \u201chush money\u201d payments to sex seller Stormy Daniels.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s sentencing was pushed back to Sept. 18 following the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on presidential immunity. The Republican candidate\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-obama-set-the-legal-path-for-the-mar-a-lago-raid\/\" title=\"How Obama Set the Legal Path for the Mar-a-Lago Raid\">legal team argues<\/a> the immunity decision means \u201csome of the trial evidence is precluded under the new standard articulated by the Supreme Court,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4760227-house-gop-bragg-hearing-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to The Hill. <\/p>\n<p>Bragg said he will not appear before Congress until Trump is sentenced. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Manhattan D.A.\u2019s Office is proud to play a crucial role in upholding and enforcing the rule of law for the people of New York. It undermines the rule of law to spread dangerous misinformation, baseless claims, and conspiracy theories following the jury\u2019s return of a full-count felony conviction in People v. Trump,\u201d Bragg\u2019s office <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4715741-alvin-bragg-house-judiciary-hearing-trump-sentencing\/mlite\/?nxs-test=mlite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a statement last month. \u201cNonetheless, we respect our government institutions and plan to appear voluntarily before the subcommittee after sentencing.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newly released documents from the House Judiciary Committee suggest that the prosecution of former President Donald Trump in New York is politically motivated, according to Chairman Jim Jordan. Matthew Colangelo, a former official in President Joe Biden&#8217;s Justice Department, joined Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg&#8217;s team and played a key role in indicting Trump based on a unique legal theory. Emails between Colangelo and the New York attorney general&#8217;s office hinted at the charges against Trump before they were filed. Colangelo had previously worked on investigations involving Trump and listed prominent Democrats as references when applying for his position with the attorney general. House Republicans were set to question Bragg and Colangelo, but the events were postponed. Trump&#8217;s sentencing was delayed due to a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. 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