Jim Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, made the announcement on Fox News Monday morning, calling it an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial power” and asking Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to testify. before Congress on the possibility of indicting former President Donald Trump with silent money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.
James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, also signed the letter Jordan sent to Bragg’s office Monday morning requesting his testimony, according to Fox News Digital (R-KY).
The letter criticized the prospect of Trump being indicted by Bragg, arguing that such a move “would weaken confidence in the proper administration of justice and irrevocably interfere in the court of the 2024 presidential election.”
Jordan continued, “We hope you will testify on what clearly appears to be a politically motivated prosecution judgment in light of the serious repercussions of your actions.
On Monday morning, Jordan made an appearance on Fox News’ The Faulkner Focus to discuss additional demands he made of Bragg, including requesting documents related to the Trump investigation and stating that the indictment only progressing now that Trump has declared his intention to run for president in 2024.
Jordan said Bragg’s investigation amounts to “just some stupid case they’re bringing” to Harris Faulkner. I believe that the citizens of this nation are aware of the absurdity of this situation. We would like to speak with Mr. Bragg. We seek his correspondence with the federal authorities. He is invited inside to testify. We need a response by Thursday this week.
Jordan asked Faulkner why Congress would be involved, asking what would happen if Alvin Bragg or someone else working for him used federal funds to investigate Trump.
“Yes, we are concerned about this. Because, as you may recall, the Department of Justice did not pursue this matter, we are interested in knowing what kind of conversations there may have been between and. They didn’t. Before Mr. Bragg, nobody was going to take that step. That worries me a lot, I think,” Jordan said.