Tag: Stormy Daniels

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….


IRS Extends Tax Deadline in for Millions of People After FEMA Disaster Declarations

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said that some New York residents who were impacted by storms that slammed the western and upstate portions of the state qualify for tax relief and don’t have to file their federal taxes for another month. Residents who live in any New York county that was “designated by the Federal…


Trump Lawyer Says Manhattan DA Bragg Should Be Investigated, Ethics Complaint Filed

Joseph Tacopina, attorney for former president Donald Trump, has accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of violating prosecutorial conduct in his case against Trump. In an interview with The Epoch Times, Tacophina noted that he had filed a recommendation to an oversight body requesting an investigation on Bragg. The remarks came a day after Alan…


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…


Trump Now Touting Possibility of No Indictment From Manhattan DA

Just days after raising the possibility that he could be criminally charged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, former President Donald Trump shared a news article suggesting Bragg may not pursue the charges after all. On Saturday, Trump raised allegations that Bragg would announce charges against the former president as early as Tuesday, March 21….


Sen. Graham Says Trump Arrest Would ‘Blow up Our Country’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has warned that an indictment of former President Donald Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg would “blow up our country.” Graham made the comments in an interview with “Fox & Friends” on March 21 in which he also condemned Bragg’s probe into Trump’s 2016 payment to adult entertainment actress Stormy Daniels. Trump announced…


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…


New York Trump Supporters Say Indictment a ‘Politicized Prosecution’ During Protest

The possible impending indictment of former President Donald Trump is a “politicized prosecution,” according to members of the New York Young Republican Club, who protested in Manhattan on Monday. A modest group of Trump supporters, handpicked to guarantee peace and safety, gathered outside New York County Criminal Court in Manhattan where the former president could be…


Attorney Robert Costello Says ‘Convicted Perjurer’ Michael Cohen Has No ‘Solid Evidence’

A former legal adviser to Michael Cohen, a key witness in the New York grand jury investigation into former President Donald Trump’s alleged payment to adult actress Stormy Daniels, has claimed that the former Trump attorney is “far from solid evidence.” Veteran New York Attorney Robert Costello made the comments to reporters shortly after he appeared before a grand jury…