- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sues Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan over alleged interference in the criminal case against Donald Trump
- The 50-page suit accuses the Republican of a "brazen and unconstitutional attack"
- The situation comes after Bragg revealed last week that they handed out 34 felony charges against the former president
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sues Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan over what the former called was interference in the investigations focusing on former President Donald Trump.
The move on Tuesday is seen as an extraordinary step that aims to prevent congressional Republicans from barging into Bragg's probe of the Republican businessman. The district attorney filed the 50-page suit in federal court in the Southern District of New York.
Alvin Bragg vs. Jim Jordan
In the document, Bragg accuses Jordan of a "brazen and unconstitutional attack" on the prosecution of the former president. He also called it a "transparent campaign" that sought to intimidate and attack the district attorney.
The charges relate to the former president's alleged attempts to keep adult film star Stormy Daniels from discussing their supposed affair. As per the New York Times, the hush money payment was said to have been made before the 2016 presidential elections.
Bragg's lawyers are also looking to bar the Ohio Republican and his congressional allies from implementing a subpoena given to Mark F. Pomerantz. The latter was once a leader of the district attorney's Trump probe and was the one who later wrote a book regarding his experience in the investigation.
Pomerantz's resignation came early last year after the Manhattan district attorney, who was at the time only been seated for a few weeks, chose not to seek an indictment of the former president.
The Manhattan district attorney's suit noted that instead of allowing the criminal process to proceed smoothly, Jordan and the committee have chosen to participate in a "campaign of intimidation, retaliation, and obstruction."
Donald Trump's Criminal Case
Bragg argued that his office focused on the law and the evidence and was not engaged in political gamesmanship or threats. He noted that they were looking forward to presenting their case in court to enjoin enforcement of the subpoena, according to Fox News.
On top of the Judiciary Committee issuing a subpoena seeking testimony from Pomerantz, they were looking to get their hands on documents and testimony regarding the hush money case from Bragg and the Manhattan district attorney's office. However, the latter has requested those requests.
U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil is the one who handles the Trump hush money case and is appointed by the former president. She also served as a federal bankruptcy court judge. On Tuesday, Vyskocil declined to take immediate action regarding the lawsuit.
Vyskocil instead scheduled an initial hearing on Apr. 19 in Manhattan, which comes a day before the committee seeks to question, under its subpoena, Pomerantz regarding his involvement in Bragg's investigation of the former president.
In response to Bragg's actions, Jordan Tuesday posted on Twitter that the Manhattan district attorney's office indicted a former president who did not commit a crime. He also argued that the office worked to block congressional oversight when asked regarding federal funds, said Yahoo News.
