Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday responded to spandex-wearing grapple freak Jim Jordan and abortion daddy James Comer’s requests for testimony and documents regarding the upcoming indictment of fat former President Trump’s hush money payment to pornstar Stormy Daniels with a polite thanks, but fuck off, informing the two idiots “there’s no legitimate legislative reason to probe this ongoing investigation,” while offering some token cooperation with their requests for info on how federal funding accepted by the office is used. Sections of the letter (which unfortunately we only have piecemeal right now, nobody wants to just post a goddamn PDF):
“The District Attorney of New York County is investigating allegations that Donald Trump engaged in violations of New York State penal law. The investigation is one of thousands conducted by the Office of the District Attorney in its long history of pursuing justice and protecting New Yorkers. The investigation has been conducted consistently with the District Attorney’s oath to faithfully execute the laws of the State of New York. The District Attorney pledged that the DA’s Office would ‘publicly state the conclusion of our investigation whether we conclude our work without bringing charges, or move forward with an indictment.’ He stands by that pledge. And if charges are brought at the conclusion, it will be because the rule of law and faithful execution of the District Attorney’s duty require it. Your letter dated March 20, 2023 (the ‘Letter’), in contrast, is an unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution. The Letter only came after Donald Trump created a false expectation that he would be arrested the next day and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene. Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry…”
“…If a grand jury brings charges against Donald Trump, the DA’s Office will have an obligation, as in every case, to provide a significant amount of discovery from its files to the defendant so that he may prepare a defense. The Letter’s allegation that the DA’s Office is pursuing a prosecution for political purposes is unfounded, and regardless, the proper forum for such a challenge is the Courts of New York, which are equipped to consider and review such objections. In addition, review by the U.S. Supreme Court would be available to the extent any criminal case raises federal issues. That is the mechanism afforded to every defendant in a criminal case. Congress has no role to play in that review, especially as to a pending state criminal proceeding…”
“…Federal Funding is an Insufficient Basis to Justify These Unconstitutional Requests… The Letter indicates that its requests may be related to a review of federal public safety funds. But the Letter does not suggest any way in which either the District Attorney’s testimony about his prosecutorial decisions or the documents and communications of former Assistant District Attorneys on a pending criminal investigation would shed light on that review. Nonetheless, to assist Congress in understanding the ways in which the DA’s Office has used federal funds, we are preparing and will submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.”
Jim’s going to want to wrestle someone after this reply. Even a dipshit like him is probably dimly aware that Bragg will take him to court and win if he fires off a subpoena.