The Manhattan district attorney’s office slammed House Republicans for trying to interfere with its investigation into former president Donald Trump.
Oh that full letter is chef’s kiss.
Your recent letter states that the purpose of your inquiry is to conduct “an examination of the facts” relating to the investigation of Mr. Trump. But Congress has no warrant for interfering with individual criminal investigations—much less investigations conducted by a separate sovereign. […] The Committees’ attempted interference with an ongoing state criminal investigation—and now prosecution—is an unprecedented and illegitimate incursion on New York’s sovereign interests. […]
Indeed, we doubt that Congress would have authority to place a single private citizen— including a former president or candidate for president—above the law or to grant him unique protections, such as removal to federal court, that are unavailable to every other criminal defendant. […]
Even if you were seriously considering such legislation and had the constitutional authority to enact it (which you do not) […]
Shame Gym and friends can’t read.
I am in love with Leslie B. Dubeck.
As Committee Chairmen, you could use the stature of your office to denounce these attacks and urge respect for the fairness of our justice system and for the work of the impartial grand jury. Instead, you and many of your colleagues have chosen to collaborate with Mr. Trump’s efforts to vilify and denigrate the integrity of elected state prosecutors and trial judges and made unfounded allegations that the Office’s investigation, conducted via an independent grand jury of average citizens serving New York State, is politically motivated.
“We urge you to refrain from these inflammatory accusations, withdraw your demand for information, and let the criminal justice process proceed without unlawful political interference,” she wrote.
She concluded with a link to a sound file…
Trump is literally telling the House GOP to go criming for him.
“Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, sent Bragg a letter demanding sworn testimony on the motivations behind his probe…”
Bragg: (Offers one-fingered reply)
Repubs are against the Feds interfering in State and Local law enforcement and such, right?
Folks might think their ‘states rights’, like so much else, is contingent on whether or not it serves their perceived interest of the moment.
I’d be pressed to find grounds for arguing with them.
Just like a boss, a mob boss that is.
Jordan’s act of acting like a “concerned legislator” who is “seeking information” related to some legitimate legislative purpose, as opposed to being an outright Trump agent, has worn completely through.
Jordan has now become a thoroughly corrupted and obvious “tool”.
Bragg sends back a video of him taking his oath of office and an affidavit asserting that his motivation is to see that the laws are applied to all and sundry without fear or favor.
As usual, the GOP support for the “principle” of “States Rights” is entirely dependent upon their self-interest. In point of fact, the only principle that applies to the right wing of the GOP is “expedience”. States Rights and centralized power are interchangeable depending on need and advantage.
Gym wanted his weaponization committee to have the spotlight.
Apparently, he shares a capacity for self-assessment with the arrogant.
Same with big govt and small govt. Their only principle is “my, myself, and I.”
Remember when Republicans claimed to be “tough on crime!”…?
(I think it was just last week, in fact.)
That horse left the barn a long time ago. It’s amazing that these people think they can influence an ongoing prosecution. Not how it works, folks…also, too, messing with the judge who’s going to preside over your case is not a smart move.
But, of course they are, when you remember first principles.
Which, I believe, are, “Party before country.”
I wonder how close the House Rethugliklans are to drawing obstruction of justice charges? They are certainly doing everything they can to commit just that.
But I noticed they forgot “In a New York Minute”, but hey we can’t have everything we want, when we want it. That’s for Republicans, who are turning out to be Republican’ts.
