When he demanded information from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) probably thought Bragg would agree to cooperate with the committee.
But it turns out that Jordan was sadly mistaken, as staffers for Bragg are making it clear they aren’t impressed with Jordan’s requests and have no intention of even taking phone calls from the congressman’s office.
According to The New York Post:
Rude reps for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told a House Judiciary staffer to “stop calling us with this bulls–t” after he made multiple attempts to get in touch by phone.
The Judiciary Committee staffer who called Bragg’s office at noon on Wednesday was promptly hung up on after he identified himself to a woman who answered the phone, a person familiar with the call told The Post.
When the staffer called back a second time and identified himself, a second woman bluntly told him, “Your committee has no jurisdiction over us. You’re wrong. Stop calling us with this bulls—t,” the insider said.
The Jordan aide added, “I don’t think I’ve ever seen any government entity respond to Congress in that manner. It’s quite embarrassing, but I don’t think anyone is surprised based on how partisan that office has become.”
Keep in mind that Jordan and the House of Representatives don’t have a right to request anything from Bragg’s office. Congress has zero jurisdiction over local prosecutors. A DA like Bragg answers to the voters who elected him, in this case residents of New York County, which includes Manhattan.
Bragg’s general counsel, Leslie Dubeck, has already responded to Jordan and his committee, calling their investigation “an unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution”
Bragg is considering charging former president Donald Trump with a felony for paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 run for the presidency. A grand jury is expected to hand down indictments sometime next week in the case.