May 31, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Jim Jordan calls for Bragg to testify after Trump verdict

Juliegrace Brufke

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16: Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) listens as ranking member Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the report "Recommending that the House of Representatives Cite Attorney General Merrick Garland for Contempt of Congress" at the Rayburn — Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) listens as Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) speaks during a May 16 markup.

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is calling for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and prosecutor Matthew Colangelo to testify June 13 about what he's characterized as a "kangaroo court" that led to former President Trump's historic criminal conviction.

Why it matters: Trump's Republican allies in Congress were quick to jump to his defense, and Jordan's move shows they plan to use their narrow House majority to drive home their claim that Bragg's prosecution was politically motivated ahead of November's election.

Driving the news: Jordan wrote Bragg and Colangelo on Friday asking them to appear before the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, which Jordan chairs.

"The Manhattan kangaroo court shows what happens when our justice system is weaponized by partisan prosecutors," Jordan said Thursday in response to the verdict.

The big picture: Should Bragg and Colangelo agree to testify, they'll be grilled by some of Trump's most prominent defenders, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.).

Bragg has defended himself and the trial outcome amid accusations of partisanship, telling reporters on Thursday: "While this defendant may be unlike any other in American history, we arrived at this trial, and ultimately today at this verdict, in the same manner as every other case that comes through the courtroom doors."

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