Tag: Manhattan District Attorney

‘Soros-Funded’ DAs to Blame for ‘Violent Crime Spree’ Sweeping the Nation: House GOP

NEW YORK—Rising crime around the United States can be attributed to the “soft-on-crime” policies of Democrat district attorneys funded by George Soros, according to Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee. While in New York City on April 17 for a field hearing on “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan,” committee members shared their perspectives on…


Trump Attorney Says Former President Facing ‘Trumped Up’ Charges Ahead of April 4 Arraignment

The Manhattan district attorney’s case against former President Donald Trump has “absolutely no legal basis,” according to one of Trump’s attorneys, Jesse Binnall. In a March 31 interview with Steve Lance of NTD, The Epoch Times’ sister outlet, Binnall, who is not representing Trump in the New York matter, said that the official charges against…


Bragg Says ‘Unprecedented’ House GOP Probe ‘Serves Only to Hinder’ Prosecutors

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg denied congressional Republicans’ claims of political bias over the weekend, accusing the lawmakers of undermining his office’s investigation of former President Donald Trump. “We evaluate cases in our jurisdiction based on the facts, the law, and the evidence,” Bragg said in a March 25 statement posted to his Twitter account….


House Democrats Chide Republicans for ‘Politically Interfering’ in Manhattan DA’s Trump Probe

House Democrats criticized their colleagues across the aisle on March 23 over what they suggested was “political interference” in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation of former President Donald Trump. Earlier this week, amid rumors that Bragg was seeking an indictment, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer…


Rep. Bryan Steil Floats Pulling Federal Funds for DAs Who Are ‘Grinding a Political Axe’

Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), who chairs the House Administration Committee, has raised the possibility of Congress pulling federal funds away from local district attorneys if lawmakers determine that those DAs are using their prosecutorial powers to go after political foes. “Often the federal government is funding and providing resources to prosecutors across the United States….


GOP House Chairman Says Manhattan DA Facing Deadline for Congressional Testimony

House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) said a New York district attorney leading the investigation to potentially arrest former President Donald Trump is facing a deadline to answer questions before three congressional panels. “We gave him until Thursday to come forward,” Steil told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview about the push to demand…


Rand Paul Says Trump Indictment Would Be a ‘Disgusting Abuse of Power’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) decried Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s purported plans to indict former President Donald Trump on March 21, holding that it was Bragg who belonged behind bars. “A Trump indictment would be a disgusting abuse of power,” Paul wrote in a tweet. “The DA should be put in jail.” Rumors of a…


LIVE: Mar-a-Lago Exterior After Trump Says He Expects to Be Arrested on Tuesday

According to a post on Truth Social by former President Donald Trump on Saturday, he expects to be arrested on Tuesday for a charge brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and called on his supporters to protest. The livestream captures the outside of Trump’s property at Mar-a-Lago. …


LIVE NOW: Out Side of Mar-a-Lago After Trump Says He Expects to Be Arrested on Tuesday

According to a post on Truth Social by U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, he expects to be arrested on Tuesday for a charge brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and called on his supporters to protest. We have views from outside of Trump’s property, Mar-A-Lago. …


Mar-a-Lago Exterior After Trump Says He Expects to Be Arrested on Tuesday

According to a post on Truth Social by former President Donald Trump on Saturday, he expects to be arrested on Tuesday for a charge brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and called on his supporters to protest. The livestream captures the outside of Trump’s property at Mar-a-Lago. …