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Republican Representatives Demand Testimony from Manhattan DA Regarding Potential Trump Indictment

Katherine Pompilio
Monday, March 20, 2023, 11:59 AM

Jordan, Comer, and Steil described the potential indictment as an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority”

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On March 20, Reps. Jim Jordan (R.-Ohio), James Comer (R.-Ky.), and Bryan Steil (R.-Wis.), sent a letter to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg demanding that he produce communications, documents, and testimony in compliance with “congressional scrutiny” and oversight of the potential indictment of former President Donald Trump relating to a “hush money” payment allegedly made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016. 

In the letter, Jordan, Comer, and Steil described the potential indictment of the former president as an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority.”

You can read the letter here or below:

 


Katherine Pompilio is an associate editor of Lawfare. She holds a B.A. with honors in political science from Skidmore College.

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