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      U.S. Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) participate in a meeting of the House Oversight and Reform Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on January 31, 2023.

      DA's Office Tells House GOP to Cease 'Inflammatory Accusations' About Trump Case

      "It appears you are acting more like criminal defense counsel trying to gather evidence for a client than a legislative body."

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 31, 2023

      On the heels of former President Donald Trump's historic indictment, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office on Friday told three top Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House that their "attempted interference with an ongoing state criminal investigation—and now prosecution—is an unprecedented and illegitimate incursion on New York's sovereign interests."

      U.S. Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), James Comer (R-Ky.), and Bryan Steil (R-Wis.)—who chair the House Judiciary, Oversight, and Administration committees, respectively—initially wrote to Bragg last week demanding documents and testimony. In response, the general counsel for Bragg's office, Leslie Dubeck, called their requests an "unlawful incursion" into state sovereignty.

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      Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference

      Manhattan DA Accuses House GOP of 'Unlawful Incursion' Into Trump Probe

      "The district attorney is obliged by the federal and state constitutions to protect the independence of state law enforcement functions from federal interference," wrote the district attorney's general counsel.

      Jake Johnson
      Mar 23, 2023

      The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday accused House Republicans of an "unlawful incursion" into New York authorities' investigation of former President Donald Trump, who is expected to face criminal charges over a 2016 pre-election hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

      In a letter to Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), and James Comer (R-Tenn.)—respectively the chairs of the House Judiciary, Administration, and Oversight Committees—the Manhattan DA's general counsel Leslie Dubeck wrote that the lawmakers' request earlier this week for confidential information pertaining to the Trump probe amounted to "an unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution."

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      House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), on right, and ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)

      House GOP Refuses to Denounce White Supremacy and 'Great Replacement' Theory

      "It is imperative for every member of this committee to make clear to the American people that we speak with one voice to reject dangerous conspiracy theories and racist and antisemitic ideology," Rep. Jamie Raskin told his Republican colleagues.

      Julia Conley
      Mar 10, 2023

      Led by ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin, Democrats on the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee this week warned that Republicans doubled down on "a dangerous lie" when they refused to back a statement denouncing white supremacy.

      Raskin (D-Md.) was joined by all 20 Democrats on the committee in signing a brief, straightforward statement condemning "white nationalism and white supremacy in all its forms, including the 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory," which claims that white Americans are intentionally being "replaced" by people of color, particularly through immigration policy.

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