N.Y. prosecutor rebuffs GOP demand for documents related to Trump investigationinto a pending local prosecution.”
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday emphatically rebuffed a House Republican demand for documents and testimony related to his office’s investigation of former president Donald Trump, saying the request was “an unprecedented inquiry
On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Bragg demanding materials related to his investigation into alleged hush-money payments from Trump to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016presidential campaign. Jordan also accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority,” an escalation of the standoff between the district attorney’s office and Trump’s House Republican allies.
The demand by Jordan and other GOP lawmakers came after Trump claimed over the weekend that he would be arrested in the coming days and called on his supporters to protest. The Manhattan grand jury weighing possible criminal charges against Trump willnot consider the matter again until at least Monday, according to two people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret grand jury proceedings. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has kept up a steady stream of
In a letter to Jordan and others Thursday, Bragg’s office said their request “treads into territory very clearly reserved to the states” — and noted that it had only come after Trump had “created a false expectation that he would be arrested ��� and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene.”
“Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry,” stated the letter from the district attorney’s office, signed by general counsel Leslie Dubeck.funds, but said the district attorney’s office would nonetheless submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.
Complying with their request would interfere with law enforcement and violate New York’s sovereignty, Dubeck added. The letter also poured cold water on Jordan’s suggestion that Congress needed those documents for a review of federal public safety
“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” the letter from Bragg’s officeconcluded. “Therefore, again, we request a meet and confer to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials that could be accommodated without impeding those sovereign interests.”
Jordan’s letter drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who pointed out that the right-wing lawmaker had ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee later voted torefer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have also pushed back on Jordan’s letter to Bragg, which they did not sign.appreciate [Bragg’s] measured response to Jordan’s dangerous request.”
“Jim Jordan is out of control,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Twitter post Thursday. “He’s trying to put his thumb on the scale for his friend Donald Trump by injecting MAGA politics into an ongoing criminal investigation. I
In one of his last acts as president, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian award — to Jordan in January 2021. The White House at the time praised Jordan, one of eight House lawmakers who were part ofTrump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial, for his work to “unmask the Russia hoax and take on Deep State corruption” and for his efforts to “confront the impeachment witch hunt.”
Republicans have rallied to Trump’s defense since the former president predicted over the weekend he would be arrested. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and many other high-profile GOP figures — including those who could be Trump’s chiefrivals in the 2024 presidential primary — accused Bragg, a Democrat, of pursuing a political agenda.
Notably silent over the weekend was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), another likely 2024 opponent, who on Monday claimed Bragg was “weaponizing the office” but couldn’t resist making references to the allegations against Trump.college.
“Look, I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair — I just, I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, prompting laughter and applause from the audience at a Florida state
Prosecutors from Bragg’s office have been presenting grand jurors with evidence related to payments during the 2016 presidential campaign aimed at keeping Daniels from airing her claim that she’d had a sexual relationship with Trump years earlier.campaign-related crime.
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. Trump reimbursed him after becoming president, in installments that were designated legal fees.
Bragg has declined to give details of the investigation, and his office declined to comment Thursday. But he is believed to be considering charges related to the payments that would include falsifying business records, possibly in commission of another,
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On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:55:57 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote:inquiry into a pending local prosecution.”
N.Y. prosecutor rebuffs GOP demand for documents related to Trump investigation
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday emphatically rebuffed a House Republican demand for documents and testimony related to his office’s investigation of former president Donald Trump, saying the request was “an unprecedented
presidential campaign. Jordan also accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority,” an escalation of the standoff between the district attorney’s office and Trump’s House Republican allies.
On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Bragg demanding materials related to his investigation into alleged hush-money payments from Trump to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016
not consider the matter again until at least Monday, according to two people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret grand jury proceedings. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has kept up a steady stream of
The demand by Jordan and other GOP lawmakers came after Trump claimed over the weekend that he would be arrested in the coming days and called on his supporters to protest. The Manhattan grand jury weighing possible criminal charges against Trump will
… and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene.”
In a letter to Jordan and others Thursday, Bragg’s office said their request “treads into territory very clearly reserved to the states” — and noted that it had only come after Trump had “created a false expectation that he would be arrested
funds, but said the district attorney’s office would nonetheless submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.
“Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry,” stated the letter from the district attorney’s office, signed by general counsel Leslie Dubeck.
Complying with their request would interfere with law enforcement and violate New York’s sovereignty, Dubeck added. The letter also poured cold water on Jordan’s suggestion that Congress needed those documents for a review of federal public safety
concluded. “Therefore, again, we request a meet and confer to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials that could be accommodated without impeding those sovereign interests.”
“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” the letter from Bragg’s office
refer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.
Jordan’s letter drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who pointed out that the right-wing lawmaker had ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee later voted to
appreciate [Bragg’s] measured response to Jordan’s dangerous request.”
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have also pushed back on Jordan’s letter to Bragg, which they did not sign.
“Jim Jordan is out of control,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Twitter post Thursday. “He’s trying to put his thumb on the scale for his friend Donald Trump by injecting MAGA politics into an ongoing criminal investigation. I
Trump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial, for his work to “unmask the Russia hoax and take on Deep State corruption” and for his efforts to “confront the impeachment witch hunt.”
In one of his last acts as president, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian award — to Jordan in January 2021. The White House at the time praised Jordan, one of eight House lawmakers who were part of
rivals in the 2024 presidential primary — accused Bragg, a Democrat, of pursuing a political agenda.
Republicans have rallied to Trump’s defense since the former president predicted over the weekend he would be arrested. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and many other high-profile GOP figures — including those who could be Trump’s chief
college.
Notably silent over the weekend was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), another likely 2024 opponent, who on Monday claimed Bragg was “weaponizing the office” but couldn’t resist making references to the allegations against Trump.
“Look, I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair — I just, I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, prompting laughter and applause from the audience at a Florida state
another, campaign-related crime.
Prosecutors from Bragg’s office have been presenting grand jurors with evidence related to payments during the 2016 presidential campaign aimed at keeping Daniels from airing her claim that she’d had a sexual relationship with Trump years earlier.
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. Trump reimbursed him after becoming president, in installments that were designated legal fees.
Bragg has declined to give details of the investigation, and his office declined to comment Thursday. But he is believed to be considering charges related to the payments that would include falsifying business records, possibly in commission of
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So much for States' rights. Again (see the Fugitive Slaves Act)
On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:55:57 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote:inquiry into a pending local prosecution.”
N.Y. prosecutor rebuffs GOP demand for documents related to Trump investigation
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday emphatically rebuffed a House Republican demand for documents and testimony related to his office’s investigation of former president Donald Trump, saying the request was “an unprecedented
presidential campaign. Jordan also accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority,” an escalation of the standoff between the district attorney’s office and Trump’s House Republican allies.On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Bragg demanding materials related to his investigation into alleged hush-money payments from Trump to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016
will not consider the matter again until at least Monday, according to two people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret grand jury proceedings. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has kept up a steadyThe demand by Jordan and other GOP lawmakers came after Trump claimed over the weekend that he would be arrested in the coming days and called on his supporters to protest. The Manhattan grand jury weighing possible criminal charges against Trump
arrested … and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene.”In a letter to Jordan and others Thursday, Bragg’s office said their request “treads into territory very clearly reserved to the states” — and noted that it had only come after Trump had “created a false expectation that he would be
safety funds, but said the district attorney’s office would nonetheless submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.“Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry,” stated the letter from the district attorney’s office, signed by general counsel Leslie Dubeck.
Complying with their request would interfere with law enforcement and violate New York’s sovereignty, Dubeck added. The letter also poured cold water on Jordan’s suggestion that Congress needed those documents for a review of federal public
concluded. “Therefore, again, we request a meet and confer to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials that could be accommodated without impeding those sovereign interests.”“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” the letter from Bragg’s office
refer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.Jordan’s letter drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who pointed out that the right-wing lawmaker had ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee later voted to
appreciate [Bragg’s] measured response to Jordan’s dangerous request.”Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have also pushed back on Jordan’s letter to Bragg, which they did not sign.
“Jim Jordan is out of control,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Twitter post Thursday. “He’s trying to put his thumb on the scale for his friend Donald Trump by injecting MAGA politics into an ongoing criminal investigation. I
Trump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial, for his work to “unmask the Russia hoax and take on Deep State corruption” and for his efforts to “confront the impeachment witch hunt.”In one of his last acts as president, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian award — to Jordan in January 2021. The White House at the time praised Jordan, one of eight House lawmakers who were part of
rivals in the 2024 presidential primary — accused Bragg, a Democrat, of pursuing a political agenda.Republicans have rallied to Trump’s defense since the former president predicted over the weekend he would be arrested. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and many other high-profile GOP figures — including those who could be Trump’s chief
college.Notably silent over the weekend was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), another likely 2024 opponent, who on Monday claimed Bragg was “weaponizing the office” but couldn’t resist making references to the allegations against Trump.
“Look, I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair — I just, I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, prompting laughter and applause from the audience at a Florida state
Prosecutors from Bragg’s office have been presenting grand jurors with evidence related to payments during the 2016 presidential campaign aimed at keeping Daniels from airing her claim that she’d had a sexual relationship with Trump years earlier.
another, campaign-related crime.Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. Trump reimbursed him after becoming president, in installments that were designated legal fees.
Bragg has declined to give details of the investigation, and his office declined to comment Thursday. But he is believed to be considering charges related to the payments that would include falsifying business records, possibly in commission of
.____________________
So much for States' rights. Again (see the Fugitive Slaves Act).
On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 6:08:52 PM UTC-7, Tim Norfolk wrote:inquiry into a pending local prosecution.”
On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:55:57 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote:
N.Y. prosecutor rebuffs GOP demand for documents related to Trump investigation
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday emphatically rebuffed a House Republican demand for documents and testimony related to his office’s investigation of former president Donald Trump, saying the request was “an unprecedented
2016 presidential campaign. Jordan also accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority,” an escalation of the standoff between the district attorney’s office and Trump’s House Republican allies.On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Bragg demanding materials related to his investigation into alleged hush-money payments from Trump to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during the
will not consider the matter again until at least Monday, according to two people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret grand jury proceedings. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has kept up a steadyThe demand by Jordan and other GOP lawmakers came after Trump claimed over the weekend that he would be arrested in the coming days and called on his supporters to protest. The Manhattan grand jury weighing possible criminal charges against Trump
arrested … and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene.”In a letter to Jordan and others Thursday, Bragg’s office said their request “treads into territory very clearly reserved to the states” — and noted that it had only come after Trump had “created a false expectation that he would be
safety funds, but said the district attorney’s office would nonetheless submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.“Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry,” stated the letter from the district attorney’s office, signed by general counsel Leslie Dubeck.
Complying with their request would interfere with law enforcement and violate New York’s sovereignty, Dubeck added. The letter also poured cold water on Jordan’s suggestion that Congress needed those documents for a review of federal public
concluded. “Therefore, again, we request a meet and confer to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials that could be accommodated without impeding those sovereign interests.”“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” the letter from Bragg’s office
to refer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.Jordan’s letter drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who pointed out that the right-wing lawmaker had ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee later voted
appreciate [Bragg’s] measured response to Jordan’s dangerous request.”Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have also pushed back on Jordan’s letter to Bragg, which they did not sign.
“Jim Jordan is out of control,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Twitter post Thursday. “He’s trying to put his thumb on the scale for his friend Donald Trump by injecting MAGA politics into an ongoing criminal investigation. I
Trump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial, for his work to “unmask the Russia hoax and take on Deep State corruption” and for his efforts to “confront the impeachment witch hunt.”In one of his last acts as president, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian award — to Jordan in January 2021. The White House at the time praised Jordan, one of eight House lawmakers who were part of
chief rivals in the 2024 presidential primary — accused Bragg, a Democrat, of pursuing a political agenda.Republicans have rallied to Trump’s defense since the former president predicted over the weekend he would be arrested. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and many other high-profile GOP figures — including those who could be Trump’s
college.Notably silent over the weekend was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), another likely 2024 opponent, who on Monday claimed Bragg was “weaponizing the office” but couldn’t resist making references to the allegations against Trump.
“Look, I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair — I just, I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, prompting laughter and applause from the audience at a Florida state
earlier.Prosecutors from Bragg’s office have been presenting grand jurors with evidence related to payments during the 2016 presidential campaign aimed at keeping Daniels from airing her claim that she’d had a sexual relationship with Trump years
another, campaign-related crime.Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. Trump reimbursed him after becoming president, in installments that were designated legal fees.
Bragg has declined to give details of the investigation, and his office declined to comment Thursday. But he is believed to be considering charges related to the payments that would include falsifying business records, possibly in commission of
.____________________
So much for States' rights. Again (see the Fugitive Slaves Act).
And this what to do with GOP demand for documents?
On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 4:42:23 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote:inquiry into a pending local prosecution.”
On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 6:08:52 PM UTC-7, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:55:57 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote:
N.Y. prosecutor rebuffs GOP demand for documents related to Trump investigation
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday emphatically rebuffed a House Republican demand for documents and testimony related to his office’s investigation of former president Donald Trump, saying the request was “an unprecedented
presidential campaign. Jordan also accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority,” an escalation of the standoff between the district attorney’s office and Trump’s House Republican allies.
On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Bragg demanding materials related to his investigation into alleged hush-money payments from Trump to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016
will not consider the matter again until at least Monday, according to two people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret grand jury proceedings. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has kept up a steady
The demand by Jordan and other GOP lawmakers came after Trump claimed over the weekend that he would be arrested in the coming days and called on his supporters to protest. The Manhattan grand jury weighing possible criminal charges against Trump
arrested … and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene.”
In a letter to Jordan and others Thursday, Bragg’s office said their request “treads into territory very clearly reserved to the states” — and noted that it had only come after Trump had “created a false expectation that he would be
safety funds, but said the district attorney’s office would nonetheless submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.
“Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry,” stated the letter from the district attorney’s office, signed by general counsel Leslie Dubeck.
Complying with their request would interfere with law enforcement and violate New York’s sovereignty, Dubeck added. The letter also poured cold water on Jordan’s suggestion that Congress needed those documents for a review of federal public
concluded. “Therefore, again, we request a meet and confer to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials that could be accommodated without impeding those sovereign interests.”
“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” the letter from Bragg’s office
to refer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.
Jordan’s letter drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who pointed out that the right-wing lawmaker had ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee later voted
appreciate [Bragg’s] measured response to Jordan’s dangerous request.” >>>>
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have also pushed back on Jordan’s letter to Bragg, which they did not sign.
“Jim Jordan is out of control,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Twitter post Thursday. “He’s trying to put his thumb on the scale for his friend Donald Trump by injecting MAGA politics into an ongoing criminal investigation. I
Trump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial, for his work to “unmask the Russia hoax and take on Deep State corruption” and for his efforts to “confront the impeachment witch hunt.”In one of his last acts as president, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian award — to Jordan in January 2021. The White House at the time praised Jordan, one of eight House lawmakers who were part of
chief rivals in the 2024 presidential primary — accused Bragg, a Democrat, of pursuing a political agenda.
Republicans have rallied to Trump’s defense since the former president predicted over the weekend he would be arrested. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and many other high-profile GOP figures — including those who could be Trump’s
college.
Notably silent over the weekend was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), another likely 2024 opponent, who on Monday claimed Bragg was “weaponizing the office” but couldn’t resist making references to the allegations against Trump.
“Look, I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair — I just, I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, prompting laughter and applause from the audience at a Florida state
earlier.
Prosecutors from Bragg’s office have been presenting grand jurors with evidence related to payments during the 2016 presidential campaign aimed at keeping Daniels from airing her claim that she’d had a sexual relationship with Trump years
another, campaign-related crime.
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. Trump reimbursed him after becoming president, in installments that were designated legal fees.
Bragg has declined to give details of the investigation, and his office declined to comment Thursday. But he is believed to be considering charges related to the payments that would include falsifying business records, possibly in commission of
.____________________
So much for States' rights. Again (see the Fugitive Slaves Act).
And this what to do with GOP demand for documents?
The prosecution is a New York State matter, and Congress isn't permitted to interfere.
On 3/24/2023 7:37 PM, Tim Norfolk wrote:inquiry into a pending local prosecution.”
On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 4:42:23 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote:
On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 6:08:52 PM UTC-7, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:55:57 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote: >>>> N.Y. prosecutor rebuffs GOP demand for documents related to Trump investigation
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday emphatically rebuffed a House Republican demand for documents and testimony related to his office’s investigation of former president Donald Trump, saying the request was “an unprecedented
2016 presidential campaign. Jordan also accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority,” an escalation of the standoff between the district attorney’s office and Trump’s House Republican allies.
On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Bragg demanding materials related to his investigation into alleged hush-money payments from Trump to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during the
will not consider the matter again until at least Monday, according to two people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret grand jury proceedings. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has kept up a steady
The demand by Jordan and other GOP lawmakers came after Trump claimed over the weekend that he would be arrested in the coming days and called on his supporters to protest. The Manhattan grand jury weighing possible criminal charges against Trump
arrested … and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene.”
In a letter to Jordan and others Thursday, Bragg’s office said their request “treads into territory very clearly reserved to the states” — and noted that it had only come after Trump had “created a false expectation that he would be
safety funds, but said the district attorney’s office would nonetheless submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.
“Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry,” stated the letter from the district attorney’s office, signed by general counsel Leslie Dubeck.
Complying with their request would interfere with law enforcement and violate New York’s sovereignty, Dubeck added. The letter also poured cold water on Jordan’s suggestion that Congress needed those documents for a review of federal public
concluded. “Therefore, again, we request a meet and confer to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials that could be accommodated without impeding those sovereign interests.”
“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” the letter from Bragg’s office
to refer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.
Jordan’s letter drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who pointed out that the right-wing lawmaker had ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee later voted
appreciate [Bragg’s] measured response to Jordan’s dangerous request.”
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have also pushed back on Jordan’s letter to Bragg, which they did not sign.
“Jim Jordan is out of control,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Twitter post Thursday. “He’s trying to put his thumb on the scale for his friend Donald Trump by injecting MAGA politics into an ongoing criminal investigation. I
of Trump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial, for his work to “unmask the Russia hoax and take on Deep State corruption” and for his efforts to “confront the impeachment witch hunt.”
In one of his last acts as president, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian award — to Jordan in January 2021. The White House at the time praised Jordan, one of eight House lawmakers who were part
chief rivals in the 2024 presidential primary — accused Bragg, a Democrat, of pursuing a political agenda.
Republicans have rallied to Trump’s defense since the former president predicted over the weekend he would be arrested. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and many other high-profile GOP figures — including those who could be Trump’s
college.
Notably silent over the weekend was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), another likely 2024 opponent, who on Monday claimed Bragg was “weaponizing the office” but couldn’t resist making references to the allegations against Trump.
“Look, I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair — I just, I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, prompting laughter and applause from the audience at a Florida state
earlier.
Prosecutors from Bragg’s office have been presenting grand jurors with evidence related to payments during the 2016 presidential campaign aimed at keeping Daniels from airing her claim that she’d had a sexual relationship with Trump years
another, campaign-related crime.
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. Trump reimbursed him after becoming president, in installments that were designated legal fees.
Bragg has declined to give details of the investigation, and his office declined to comment Thursday. But he is believed to be considering charges related to the payments that would include falsifying business records, possibly in commission of
.____________________
So much for States' rights. Again (see the Fugitive Slaves Act).
And this what to do with GOP demand for documents?
The prosecution is a New York State matter, and Congress isn't permitted to interfere.Tim, I did not know you were a "States Rights" guy. I am very much
concerned about the "federal" folks taking over "everything" from the individual states.
I wonder (since it is a former President of the USA that is involved) if such matters might be of concern to the "Federal" guys? When "Civil
Rights" were concerned, the federal guys expended a lot of energy and
money taking charge.
[I remember a standoff between Gov Earl Long and the feds (US Army too) standing on one end of the bridge into Plaquemines Parish with Judge
Leander Perez (and local and state police) on the other end ... school desegregation was supposed to be a STATE matter but ... anyway, finally Uncle Earl told Leander he had to let the feds in ... his reply to
"Why?" ... "They have the bomb!"]
And I wonder if a foreign diplomat was involved if you would feel the
same about the fed "interfering" with the matter. I know it is
"different" but sometimes our political thoughts/preferences get in the way.
On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 9:34:31 AM UTC-4, da pickle wrote:inquiry into a pending local prosecution.”
On 3/24/2023 7:37 PM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 4:42:23 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote:
On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 6:08:52 PM UTC-7, Tim Norfolk wrote: >>>>> On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:55:57 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote: >>>>>> N.Y. prosecutor rebuffs GOP demand for documents related to Trump investigation
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday emphatically rebuffed a House Republican demand for documents and testimony related to his office’s investigation of former president Donald Trump, saying the request was “an unprecedented
2016 presidential campaign. Jordan also accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority,” an escalation of the standoff between the district attorney’s office and Trump’s House Republican allies.
On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Bragg demanding materials related to his investigation into alleged hush-money payments from Trump to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during the
will not consider the matter again until at least Monday, according to two people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret grand jury proceedings. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has kept up a steady
The demand by Jordan and other GOP lawmakers came after Trump claimed over the weekend that he would be arrested in the coming days and called on his supporters to protest. The Manhattan grand jury weighing possible criminal charges against Trump
arrested … and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene.”
In a letter to Jordan and others Thursday, Bragg’s office said their request “treads into territory very clearly reserved to the states” — and noted that it had only come after Trump had “created a false expectation that he would be
safety funds, but said the district attorney’s office would nonetheless submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.
“Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry,” stated the letter from the district attorney’s office, signed by general counsel Leslie Dubeck.
Complying with their request would interfere with law enforcement and violate New York’s sovereignty, Dubeck added. The letter also poured cold water on Jordan’s suggestion that Congress needed those documents for a review of federal public
concluded. “Therefore, again, we request a meet and confer to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials that could be accommodated without impeding those sovereign interests.”
“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” the letter from Bragg’s office
to refer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.
Jordan’s letter drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who pointed out that the right-wing lawmaker had ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee later voted
appreciate [Bragg’s] measured response to Jordan’s dangerous request.” >>>>>>
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have also pushed back on Jordan’s letter to Bragg, which they did not sign.
“Jim Jordan is out of control,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Twitter post Thursday. “He’s trying to put his thumb on the scale for his friend Donald Trump by injecting MAGA politics into an ongoing criminal investigation. I
of Trump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial, for his work to “unmask the Russia hoax and take on Deep State corruption” and for his efforts to “confront the impeachment witch hunt.”In one of his last acts as president, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian award — to Jordan in January 2021. The White House at the time praised Jordan, one of eight House lawmakers who were part
chief rivals in the 2024 presidential primary — accused Bragg, a Democrat, of pursuing a political agenda.
Republicans have rallied to Trump’s defense since the former president predicted over the weekend he would be arrested. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and many other high-profile GOP figures — including those who could be Trump’s
college.
Notably silent over the weekend was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), another likely 2024 opponent, who on Monday claimed Bragg was “weaponizing the office” but couldn’t resist making references to the allegations against Trump.
“Look, I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair — I just, I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, prompting laughter and applause from the audience at a Florida state
earlier.
Prosecutors from Bragg’s office have been presenting grand jurors with evidence related to payments during the 2016 presidential campaign aimed at keeping Daniels from airing her claim that she’d had a sexual relationship with Trump years
another, campaign-related crime.
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. Trump reimbursed him after becoming president, in installments that were designated legal fees.
Bragg has declined to give details of the investigation, and his office declined to comment Thursday. But he is believed to be considering charges related to the payments that would include falsifying business records, possibly in commission of
Tim, I did not know you were a "States Rights" guy. I am very much.____________________
So much for States' rights. Again (see the Fugitive Slaves Act).
And this what to do with GOP demand for documents?
The prosecution is a New York State matter, and Congress isn't permitted to interfere.
concerned about the "federal" folks taking over "everything" from the
individual states.
I wonder (since it is a former President of the USA that is involved) if
such matters might be of concern to the "Federal" guys? When "Civil
Rights" were concerned, the federal guys expended a lot of energy and
money taking charge.
[I remember a standoff between Gov Earl Long and the feds (US Army too)
standing on one end of the bridge into Plaquemines Parish with Judge
Leander Perez (and local and state police) on the other end ... school
desegregation was supposed to be a STATE matter but ... anyway, finally
Uncle Earl told Leander he had to let the feds in ... his reply to
"Why?" ... "They have the bomb!"]
And I wonder if a foreign diplomat was involved if you would feel the
same about the fed "interfering" with the matter. I know it is
"different" but sometimes our political thoughts/preferences get in the way.
I am not. However, the GOP always touts those rights, unless they want to interfere with a Blue state.
On 3/25/2023 10:49 AM, Tim Norfolk wrote:inquiry into a pending local prosecution.”
On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 9:34:31 AM UTC-4, da pickle wrote:
On 3/24/2023 7:37 PM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 4:42:23 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote:
On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 6:08:52 PM UTC-7, Tim Norfolk wrote: >>>>> On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:55:57 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote: >>>>>> N.Y. prosecutor rebuffs GOP demand for documents related to Trump investigation
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday emphatically rebuffed a House Republican demand for documents and testimony related to his office’s investigation of former president Donald Trump, saying the request was “an unprecedented
2016 presidential campaign. Jordan also accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority,” an escalation of the standoff between the district attorney’s office and Trump’s House Republican allies.
On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Bragg demanding materials related to his investigation into alleged hush-money payments from Trump to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during the
Trump will not consider the matter again until at least Monday, according to two people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret grand jury proceedings. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has kept up a
The demand by Jordan and other GOP lawmakers came after Trump claimed over the weekend that he would be arrested in the coming days and called on his supporters to protest. The Manhattan grand jury weighing possible criminal charges against
arrested … and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene.”
In a letter to Jordan and others Thursday, Bragg’s office said their request “treads into territory very clearly reserved to the states” — and noted that it had only come after Trump had “created a false expectation that he would be
safety funds, but said the district attorney’s office would nonetheless submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.
“Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry,” stated the letter from the district attorney’s office, signed by general counsel Leslie Dubeck.
Complying with their request would interfere with law enforcement and violate New York’s sovereignty, Dubeck added. The letter also poured cold water on Jordan’s suggestion that Congress needed those documents for a review of federal public
concluded. “Therefore, again, we request a meet and confer to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials that could be accommodated without impeding those sovereign interests.”
“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” the letter from Bragg’s office
voted to refer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.
Jordan’s letter drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who pointed out that the right-wing lawmaker had ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee later
appreciate [Bragg’s] measured response to Jordan’s dangerous request.”
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have also pushed back on Jordan’s letter to Bragg, which they did not sign.
“Jim Jordan is out of control,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Twitter post Thursday. “He’s trying to put his thumb on the scale for his friend Donald Trump by injecting MAGA politics into an ongoing criminal investigation. I
of Trump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial, for his work to “unmask the Russia hoax and take on Deep State corruption” and for his efforts to “confront the impeachment witch hunt.”
In one of his last acts as president, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian award — to Jordan in January 2021. The White House at the time praised Jordan, one of eight House lawmakers who were part
chief rivals in the 2024 presidential primary — accused Bragg, a Democrat, of pursuing a political agenda.
Republicans have rallied to Trump’s defense since the former president predicted over the weekend he would be arrested. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and many other high-profile GOP figures — including those who could be Trump’s
state college.
Notably silent over the weekend was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), another likely 2024 opponent, who on Monday claimed Bragg was “weaponizing the office” but couldn’t resist making references to the allegations against Trump.
“Look, I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair — I just, I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, prompting laughter and applause from the audience at a Florida
earlier.
Prosecutors from Bragg’s office have been presenting grand jurors with evidence related to payments during the 2016 presidential campaign aimed at keeping Daniels from airing her claim that she’d had a sexual relationship with Trump years
another, campaign-related crime.
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. Trump reimbursed him after becoming president, in installments that were designated legal fees.
Bragg has declined to give details of the investigation, and his office declined to comment Thursday. But he is believed to be considering charges related to the payments that would include falsifying business records, possibly in commission of
Tim, I did not know you were a "States Rights" guy. I am very much.____________________
So much for States' rights. Again (see the Fugitive Slaves Act).
And this what to do with GOP demand for documents?
The prosecution is a New York State matter, and Congress isn't permitted to interfere.
concerned about the "federal" folks taking over "everything" from the
individual states.
I wonder (since it is a former President of the USA that is involved) if >> such matters might be of concern to the "Federal" guys? When "Civil
Rights" were concerned, the federal guys expended a lot of energy and
money taking charge.
[I remember a standoff between Gov Earl Long and the feds (US Army too) >> standing on one end of the bridge into Plaquemines Parish with Judge
Leander Perez (and local and state police) on the other end ... school
desegregation was supposed to be a STATE matter but ... anyway, finally >> Uncle Earl told Leander he had to let the feds in ... his reply to
"Why?" ... "They have the bomb!"]
And I wonder if a foreign diplomat was involved if you would feel the
same about the fed "interfering" with the matter. I know it is
"different" but sometimes our political thoughts/preferences get in the way.
I am not. However, the GOP always touts those rights, unless they want to interfere with a Blue state.So, because it is a Blue State involved, you believe "their" rights are different than if a Red State was involved? That is not what I think
you really think.
On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 1:05:47 PM UTC-4, da pickle wrote:inquiry into a pending local prosecution.”
On 3/25/2023 10:49 AM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 9:34:31 AM UTC-4, da pickle wrote:
On 3/24/2023 7:37 PM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 4:42:23 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote:
On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 6:08:52 PM UTC-7, Tim Norfolk wrote: >>>>>>> On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:55:57 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote: >>>>>>>> N.Y. prosecutor rebuffs GOP demand for documents related to Trump investigation
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday emphatically rebuffed a House Republican demand for documents and testimony related to his office’s investigation of former president Donald Trump, saying the request was “an unprecedented
2016 presidential campaign. Jordan also accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority,” an escalation of the standoff between the district attorney’s office and Trump’s House Republican allies.
On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Bragg demanding materials related to his investigation into alleged hush-money payments from Trump to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during the
Trump will not consider the matter again until at least Monday, according to two people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret grand jury proceedings. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has kept up a
The demand by Jordan and other GOP lawmakers came after Trump claimed over the weekend that he would be arrested in the coming days and called on his supporters to protest. The Manhattan grand jury weighing possible criminal charges against
arrested … and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene.”
In a letter to Jordan and others Thursday, Bragg’s office said their request “treads into territory very clearly reserved to the states” — and noted that it had only come after Trump had “created a false expectation that he would be
safety funds, but said the district attorney’s office would nonetheless submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.
“Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry,” stated the letter from the district attorney’s office, signed by general counsel Leslie Dubeck.
Complying with their request would interfere with law enforcement and violate New York’s sovereignty, Dubeck added. The letter also poured cold water on Jordan’s suggestion that Congress needed those documents for a review of federal public
concluded. “Therefore, again, we request a meet and confer to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials that could be accommodated without impeding those sovereign interests.”
“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” the letter from Bragg’s office
voted to refer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.
Jordan’s letter drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who pointed out that the right-wing lawmaker had ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee later
appreciate [Bragg’s] measured response to Jordan’s dangerous request.” >>>>>>>>
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have also pushed back on Jordan’s letter to Bragg, which they did not sign.
“Jim Jordan is out of control,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Twitter post Thursday. “He’s trying to put his thumb on the scale for his friend Donald Trump by injecting MAGA politics into an ongoing criminal investigation. I
of Trump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial, for his work to “unmask the Russia hoax and take on Deep State corruption” and for his efforts to “confront the impeachment witch hunt.”In one of his last acts as president, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian award — to Jordan in January 2021. The White House at the time praised Jordan, one of eight House lawmakers who were part
chief rivals in the 2024 presidential primary — accused Bragg, a Democrat, of pursuing a political agenda.
Republicans have rallied to Trump’s defense since the former president predicted over the weekend he would be arrested. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and many other high-profile GOP figures — including those who could be Trump’s
state college.
Notably silent over the weekend was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), another likely 2024 opponent, who on Monday claimed Bragg was “weaponizing the office” but couldn’t resist making references to the allegations against Trump.
“Look, I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair — I just, I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, prompting laughter and applause from the audience at a Florida
earlier.
Prosecutors from Bragg’s office have been presenting grand jurors with evidence related to payments during the 2016 presidential campaign aimed at keeping Daniels from airing her claim that she’d had a sexual relationship with Trump years
another, campaign-related crime.
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. Trump reimbursed him after becoming president, in installments that were designated legal fees.
Bragg has declined to give details of the investigation, and his office declined to comment Thursday. But he is believed to be considering charges related to the payments that would include falsifying business records, possibly in commission of
So, because it is a Blue State involved, you believe "their" rights areTim, I did not know you were a "States Rights" guy. I am very much.____________________
So much for States' rights. Again (see the Fugitive Slaves Act).
And this what to do with GOP demand for documents?
The prosecution is a New York State matter, and Congress isn't permitted to interfere.
concerned about the "federal" folks taking over "everything" from the
individual states.
I wonder (since it is a former President of the USA that is involved) if >>>> such matters might be of concern to the "Federal" guys? When "Civil
Rights" were concerned, the federal guys expended a lot of energy and
money taking charge.
[I remember a standoff between Gov Earl Long and the feds (US Army too) >>>> standing on one end of the bridge into Plaquemines Parish with Judge
Leander Perez (and local and state police) on the other end ... school >>>> desegregation was supposed to be a STATE matter but ... anyway, finally >>>> Uncle Earl told Leander he had to let the feds in ... his reply to
"Why?" ... "They have the bomb!"]
And I wonder if a foreign diplomat was involved if you would feel the
same about the fed "interfering" with the matter. I know it is
"different" but sometimes our political thoughts/preferences get in the way.
I am not. However, the GOP always touts those rights, unless they want to interfere with a Blue state.
different than if a Red State was involved? That is not what I think
you really think.
It was certainly true with the slave-owning and non-slave-owning states. Strangely, most of the former are now Red states, and the latter are generally Blue.
On 3/26/2023 7:07 PM, Tim Norfolk wrote:unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution.”
On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 1:05:47 PM UTC-4, da pickle wrote:
On 3/25/2023 10:49 AM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 9:34:31 AM UTC-4, da pickle wrote:
On 3/24/2023 7:37 PM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 4:42:23 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote: >>>>>> On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 6:08:52 PM UTC-7, Tim Norfolk wrote: >>>>>>> On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:55:57 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote: >>>>>>>> N.Y. prosecutor rebuffs GOP demand for documents related to Trump investigation
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday emphatically rebuffed a House Republican demand for documents and testimony related to his office’s investigation of former president Donald Trump, saying the request was “an
the 2016 presidential campaign. Jordan also accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority,” an escalation of the standoff between the district attorney’s office and Trump’s House Republican allies.
On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Bragg demanding materials related to his investigation into alleged hush-money payments from Trump to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during
Trump will not consider the matter again until at least Monday, according to two people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret grand jury proceedings. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has kept up a
The demand by Jordan and other GOP lawmakers came after Trump claimed over the weekend that he would be arrested in the coming days and called on his supporters to protest. The Manhattan grand jury weighing possible criminal charges against
arrested … and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene.”
In a letter to Jordan and others Thursday, Bragg’s office said their request “treads into territory very clearly reserved to the states” — and noted that it had only come after Trump had “created a false expectation that he would be
public safety funds, but said the district attorney’s office would nonetheless submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.
“Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry,” stated the letter from the district attorney’s office, signed by general counsel Leslie Dubeck.
Complying with their request would interfere with law enforcement and violate New York’s sovereignty, Dubeck added. The letter also poured cold water on Jordan’s suggestion that Congress needed those documents for a review of federal
office concluded. “Therefore, again, we request a meet and confer to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials that could be accommodated without impeding those sovereign interests.”
“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” the letter from Bragg’s
voted to refer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.
Jordan’s letter drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who pointed out that the right-wing lawmaker had ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee later
appreciate [Bragg’s] measured response to Jordan’s dangerous request.”
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have also pushed back on Jordan’s letter to Bragg, which they did not sign.
“Jim Jordan is out of control,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Twitter post Thursday. “He’s trying to put his thumb on the scale for his friend Donald Trump by injecting MAGA politics into an ongoing criminal investigation. I
part of Trump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial, for his work to “unmask the Russia hoax and take on Deep State corruption” and for his efforts to “confront the impeachment witch hunt.”
In one of his last acts as president, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian award — to Jordan in January 2021. The White House at the time praised Jordan, one of eight House lawmakers who were
s chief rivals in the 2024 presidential primary — accused Bragg, a Democrat, of pursuing a political agenda.
Republicans have rallied to Trump’s defense since the former president predicted over the weekend he would be arrested. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and many other high-profile GOP figures — including those who could be Trump’
state college.
Notably silent over the weekend was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), another likely 2024 opponent, who on Monday claimed Bragg was “weaponizing the office” but couldn’t resist making references to the allegations against Trump.
“Look, I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair — I just, I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, prompting laughter and applause from the audience at a Florida
earlier.
Prosecutors from Bragg’s office have been presenting grand jurors with evidence related to payments during the 2016 presidential campaign aimed at keeping Daniels from airing her claim that she’d had a sexual relationship with Trump years
of another, campaign-related crime.
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. Trump reimbursed him after becoming president, in installments that were designated legal fees.
Bragg has declined to give details of the investigation, and his office declined to comment Thursday. But he is believed to be considering charges related to the payments that would include falsifying business records, possibly in commission
So, because it is a Blue State involved, you believe "their" rights are >> different than if a Red State was involved? That is not what I thinkTim, I did not know you were a "States Rights" guy. I am very much.____________________
So much for States' rights. Again (see the Fugitive Slaves Act) >>>>>> .
And this what to do with GOP demand for documents?
The prosecution is a New York State matter, and Congress isn't permitted to interfere.
concerned about the "federal" folks taking over "everything" from the >>>> individual states.
I wonder (since it is a former President of the USA that is involved) if
such matters might be of concern to the "Federal" guys? When "Civil >>>> Rights" were concerned, the federal guys expended a lot of energy and >>>> money taking charge.
[I remember a standoff between Gov Earl Long and the feds (US Army too) >>>> standing on one end of the bridge into Plaquemines Parish with Judge >>>> Leander Perez (and local and state police) on the other end ... school >>>> desegregation was supposed to be a STATE matter but ... anyway, finally >>>> Uncle Earl told Leander he had to let the feds in ... his reply to
"Why?" ... "They have the bomb!"]
And I wonder if a foreign diplomat was involved if you would feel the >>>> same about the fed "interfering" with the matter. I know it is
"different" but sometimes our political thoughts/preferences get in the way.
I am not. However, the GOP always touts those rights, unless they want to interfere with a Blue state.
you really think.
It was certainly true with the slave-owning and non-slave-owning states. Strangely, most of the former are now Red states, and the latter are generally Blue.Interesting that you are so prejudiced ... I did not think that of you.
I knew you certainly leaned, but I did not know that you were that far
gone. How do you feel about those damned "colonists" that decided that "States Rights" was a really good thing ... slaves or not?
On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 12:20:50 PM UTC-4, da pickle wrote:unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution.”
On 3/26/2023 7:07 PM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 1:05:47 PM UTC-4, da pickle wrote:
On 3/25/2023 10:49 AM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 9:34:31 AM UTC-4, da pickle wrote: >>>> On 3/24/2023 7:37 PM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 4:42:23 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote: >>>>>> On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 6:08:52 PM UTC-7, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:55:57 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote:
N.Y. prosecutor rebuffs GOP demand for documents related to Trump investigation
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday emphatically rebuffed a House Republican demand for documents and testimony related to his office’s investigation of former president Donald Trump, saying the request was “an
the 2016 presidential campaign. Jordan also accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority,” an escalation of the standoff between the district attorney’s office and Trump’s House Republican allies.
On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Bragg demanding materials related to his investigation into alleged hush-money payments from Trump to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during
Trump will not consider the matter again until at least Monday, according to two people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret grand jury proceedings. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has kept up a
The demand by Jordan and other GOP lawmakers came after Trump claimed over the weekend that he would be arrested in the coming days and called on his supporters to protest. The Manhattan grand jury weighing possible criminal charges against
be arrested … and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene.”
In a letter to Jordan and others Thursday, Bragg’s office said their request “treads into territory very clearly reserved to the states” — and noted that it had only come after Trump had “created a false expectation that he would
public safety funds, but said the district attorney’s office would nonetheless submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.
“Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry,” stated the letter from the district attorney’s office, signed by general counsel Leslie Dubeck.
Complying with their request would interfere with law enforcement and violate New York’s sovereignty, Dubeck added. The letter also poured cold water on Jordan’s suggestion that Congress needed those documents for a review of federal
office concluded. “Therefore, again, we request a meet and confer to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials that could be accommodated without impeding those sovereign interests.”
“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” the letter from Bragg’s
voted to refer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.
Jordan’s letter drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who pointed out that the right-wing lawmaker had ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee later
I appreciate [Bragg’s] measured response to Jordan’s dangerous request.”
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have also pushed back on Jordan’s letter to Bragg, which they did not sign.
“Jim Jordan is out of control,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Twitter post Thursday. “He’s trying to put his thumb on the scale for his friend Donald Trump by injecting MAGA politics into an ongoing criminal investigation.
part of Trump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial, for his work to “unmask the Russia hoax and take on Deep State corruption” and for his efforts to “confront the impeachment witch hunt.”
In one of his last acts as president, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian award — to Jordan in January 2021. The White House at the time praised Jordan, one of eight House lawmakers who were
�s chief rivals in the 2024 presidential primary — accused Bragg, a Democrat, of pursuing a political agenda.
Republicans have rallied to Trump’s defense since the former president predicted over the weekend he would be arrested. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and many other high-profile GOP figures — including those who could be Trump�
state college.
Notably silent over the weekend was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), another likely 2024 opponent, who on Monday claimed Bragg was “weaponizing the office” but couldn’t resist making references to the allegations against Trump.
“Look, I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair — I just, I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, prompting laughter and applause from the audience at a Florida
years earlier.
Prosecutors from Bragg’s office have been presenting grand jurors with evidence related to payments during the 2016 presidential campaign aimed at keeping Daniels from airing her claim that she’d had a sexual relationship with Trump
of another, campaign-related crime.
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. Trump reimbursed him after becoming president, in installments that were designated legal fees.
Bragg has declined to give details of the investigation, and his office declined to comment Thursday. But he is believed to be considering charges related to the payments that would include falsifying business records, possibly in commission
So, because it is a Blue State involved, you believe "their" rights are >> different than if a Red State was involved? That is not what I thinkTim, I did not know you were a "States Rights" guy. I am very much >>>> concerned about the "federal" folks taking over "everything" from the >>>> individual states..____________________
So much for States' rights. Again (see the Fugitive Slaves Act) >>>>>> .
And this what to do with GOP demand for documents?
The prosecution is a New York State matter, and Congress isn't permitted to interfere.
I wonder (since it is a former President of the USA that is involved) if
such matters might be of concern to the "Federal" guys? When "Civil >>>> Rights" were concerned, the federal guys expended a lot of energy and >>>> money taking charge.
[I remember a standoff between Gov Earl Long and the feds (US Army too)
standing on one end of the bridge into Plaquemines Parish with Judge >>>> Leander Perez (and local and state police) on the other end ... school
desegregation was supposed to be a STATE matter but ... anyway, finally
Uncle Earl told Leander he had to let the feds in ... his reply to >>>> "Why?" ... "They have the bomb!"]
And I wonder if a foreign diplomat was involved if you would feel the >>>> same about the fed "interfering" with the matter. I know it is
"different" but sometimes our political thoughts/preferences get in the way.
I am not. However, the GOP always touts those rights, unless they want to interfere with a Blue state.
you really think.
I sit on the Federalist side. Without it, the US could just crash back into Third World status.It was certainly true with the slave-owning and non-slave-owning states. Strangely, most of the former are now Red states, and the latter are generally Blue.Interesting that you are so prejudiced ... I did not think that of you.
I knew you certainly leaned, but I did not know that you were that far gone. How do you feel about those damned "colonists" that decided that "States Rights" was a really good thing ... slaves or not?
On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 12:20:50 PM UTC-4, da pickle wrote:unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution.”
On 3/26/2023 7:07 PM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 1:05:47 PM UTC-4, da pickle wrote:
On 3/25/2023 10:49 AM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 9:34:31 AM UTC-4, da pickle wrote: >>>>>> On 3/24/2023 7:37 PM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 4:42:23 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote: >>>>>>>> On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 6:08:52 PM UTC-7, Tim Norfolk wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:55:57 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote: >>>>>>>>>> N.Y. prosecutor rebuffs GOP demand for documents related to Trump investigation
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday emphatically rebuffed a House Republican demand for documents and testimony related to his office’s investigation of former president Donald Trump, saying the request was “an
the 2016 presidential campaign. Jordan also accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority,” an escalation of the standoff between the district attorney’s office and Trump’s House Republican allies.
On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Bragg demanding materials related to his investigation into alleged hush-money payments from Trump to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during
Trump will not consider the matter again until at least Monday, according to two people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret grand jury proceedings. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has kept up a
The demand by Jordan and other GOP lawmakers came after Trump claimed over the weekend that he would be arrested in the coming days and called on his supporters to protest. The Manhattan grand jury weighing possible criminal charges against
arrested … and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene.”
In a letter to Jordan and others Thursday, Bragg’s office said their request “treads into territory very clearly reserved to the states” — and noted that it had only come after Trump had “created a false expectation that he would be
public safety funds, but said the district attorney’s office would nonetheless submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.
“Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry,” stated the letter from the district attorney’s office, signed by general counsel Leslie Dubeck.
Complying with their request would interfere with law enforcement and violate New York’s sovereignty, Dubeck added. The letter also poured cold water on Jordan’s suggestion that Congress needed those documents for a review of federal
office concluded. “Therefore, again, we request a meet and confer to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials that could be accommodated without impeding those sovereign interests.”
“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” the letter from Bragg’s
voted to refer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.
Jordan’s letter drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who pointed out that the right-wing lawmaker had ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee later
appreciate [Bragg’s] measured response to Jordan’s dangerous request.” >>>>>>>>>>
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have also pushed back on Jordan’s letter to Bragg, which they did not sign.
“Jim Jordan is out of control,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Twitter post Thursday. “He’s trying to put his thumb on the scale for his friend Donald Trump by injecting MAGA politics into an ongoing criminal investigation. I
part of Trump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial, for his work to “unmask the Russia hoax and take on Deep State corruption” and for his efforts to “confront the impeachment witch hunt.”In one of his last acts as president, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian award — to Jordan in January 2021. The White House at the time praised Jordan, one of eight House lawmakers who were
s chief rivals in the 2024 presidential primary — accused Bragg, a Democrat, of pursuing a political agenda.
Republicans have rallied to Trump’s defense since the former president predicted over the weekend he would be arrested. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and many other high-profile GOP figures — including those who could be Trump’
state college.
Notably silent over the weekend was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), another likely 2024 opponent, who on Monday claimed Bragg was “weaponizing the office” but couldn’t resist making references to the allegations against Trump.
“Look, I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair — I just, I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, prompting laughter and applause from the audience at a Florida
earlier.
Prosecutors from Bragg’s office have been presenting grand jurors with evidence related to payments during the 2016 presidential campaign aimed at keeping Daniels from airing her claim that she’d had a sexual relationship with Trump years
of another, campaign-related crime.
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. Trump reimbursed him after becoming president, in installments that were designated legal fees.
Bragg has declined to give details of the investigation, and his office declined to comment Thursday. But he is believed to be considering charges related to the payments that would include falsifying business records, possibly in commission
Interesting that you are so prejudiced ... I did not think that of you.So, because it is a Blue State involved, you believe "their" rights are >>>> different than if a Red State was involved? That is not what I thinkTim, I did not know you were a "States Rights" guy. I am very much >>>>>> concerned about the "federal" folks taking over "everything" from the >>>>>> individual states..____________________
So much for States' rights. Again (see the Fugitive Slaves Act) >>>>>>>> .
And this what to do with GOP demand for documents?
The prosecution is a New York State matter, and Congress isn't permitted to interfere.
I wonder (since it is a former President of the USA that is involved) if >>>>>> such matters might be of concern to the "Federal" guys? When "Civil >>>>>> Rights" were concerned, the federal guys expended a lot of energy and >>>>>> money taking charge.
[I remember a standoff between Gov Earl Long and the feds (US Army too) >>>>>> standing on one end of the bridge into Plaquemines Parish with Judge >>>>>> Leander Perez (and local and state police) on the other end ... school >>>>>> desegregation was supposed to be a STATE matter but ... anyway, finally >>>>>> Uncle Earl told Leander he had to let the feds in ... his reply to >>>>>> "Why?" ... "They have the bomb!"]
And I wonder if a foreign diplomat was involved if you would feel the >>>>>> same about the fed "interfering" with the matter. I know it is
"different" but sometimes our political thoughts/preferences get in the way.
I am not. However, the GOP always touts those rights, unless they want to interfere with a Blue state.
you really think.
It was certainly true with the slave-owning and non-slave-owning states. Strangely, most of the former are now Red states, and the latter are generally Blue.
I knew you certainly leaned, but I did not know that you were that far
gone. How do you feel about those damned "colonists" that decided that
"States Rights" was a really good thing ... slaves or not?
I sit on the Federalist side. Without it, the US could just crash back into Third World status.
On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 1:40:12 PM UTC-4, Tim Norfolk wrote:unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution.”
On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 12:20:50 PM UTC-4, da pickle wrote:
On 3/26/2023 7:07 PM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 1:05:47 PM UTC-4, da pickle wrote:
On 3/25/2023 10:49 AM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 9:34:31 AM UTC-4, da pickle wrote: >>>> On 3/24/2023 7:37 PM, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 4:42:23 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote: >>>>>> On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 6:08:52 PM UTC-7, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:55:57 PM UTC-4, VegasJerry wrote:
N.Y. prosecutor rebuffs GOP demand for documents related to Trump investigation
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday emphatically rebuffed a House Republican demand for documents and testimony related to his office’s investigation of former president Donald Trump, saying the request was “an
during the 2016 presidential campaign. Jordan also accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority,” an escalation of the standoff between the district attorney’s office and Trump’s House Republican allies.
On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Bragg demanding materials related to his investigation into alleged hush-money payments from Trump to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels
against Trump will not consider the matter again until at least Monday, according to two people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret grand jury proceedings. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has kept up
The demand by Jordan and other GOP lawmakers came after Trump claimed over the weekend that he would be arrested in the coming days and called on his supporters to protest. The Manhattan grand jury weighing possible criminal charges
be arrested … and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene.”
In a letter to Jordan and others Thursday, Bragg’s office said their request “treads into territory very clearly reserved to the states” — and noted that it had only come after Trump had “created a false expectation that he would
public safety funds, but said the district attorney’s office would nonetheless submit a letter describing its use of federal funds.
“Neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiry,” stated the letter from the district attorney’s office, signed by general counsel Leslie Dubeck.
Complying with their request would interfere with law enforcement and violate New York’s sovereignty, Dubeck added. The letter also poured cold water on Jordan’s suggestion that Congress needed those documents for a review of federal
office concluded. “Therefore, again, we request a meet and confer to understand whether the Committee has any legitimate legislative purpose in the requested materials that could be accommodated without impeding those sovereign interests.”
“While the DA’s Office will not allow a Congressional investigation to impede the exercise of New York’s sovereign police power, this Office will always treat a fellow government entity with due respect,” the letter from Bragg’s
later voted to refer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.
Jordan’s letter drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who pointed out that the right-wing lawmaker had ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee
I appreciate [Bragg’s] measured response to Jordan’s dangerous request.”
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have also pushed back on Jordan’s letter to Bragg, which they did not sign.
“Jim Jordan is out of control,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Twitter post Thursday. “He’s trying to put his thumb on the scale for his friend Donald Trump by injecting MAGA politics into an ongoing criminal investigation.
were part of Trump’s defense team in his first Senate impeachment trial, for his work to “unmask the Russia hoax and take on Deep State corruption” and for his efforts to “confront the impeachment witch hunt.”
In one of his last acts as president, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian award — to Jordan in January 2021. The White House at the time praised Jordan, one of eight House lawmakers who
Trump’s chief rivals in the 2024 presidential primary — accused Bragg, a Democrat, of pursuing a political agenda.
Republicans have rallied to Trump’s defense since the former president predicted over the weekend he would be arrested. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and many other high-profile GOP figures — including those who could be
Florida state college.
Notably silent over the weekend was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), another likely 2024 opponent, who on Monday claimed Bragg was “weaponizing the office” but couldn’t resist making references to the allegations against Trump.
“Look, I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair — I just, I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, prompting laughter and applause from the audience at a
years earlier.
Prosecutors from Bragg’s office have been presenting grand jurors with evidence related to payments during the 2016 presidential campaign aimed at keeping Daniels from airing her claim that she’d had a sexual relationship with Trump
commission of another, campaign-related crime.
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. Trump reimbursed him after becoming president, in installments that were designated legal fees.
Bragg has declined to give details of the investigation, and his office declined to comment Thursday. But he is believed to be considering charges related to the payments that would include falsifying business records, possibly in
.So, because it is a Blue State involved, you believe "their" rights areTim, I did not know you were a "States Rights" guy. I am very much >>>> concerned about the "federal" folks taking over "everything" from the.____________________
So much for States' rights. Again (see the Fugitive Slaves Act) >>>>>> .
And this what to do with GOP demand for documents?
The prosecution is a New York State matter, and Congress isn't permitted to interfere.
individual states.
I wonder (since it is a former President of the USA that is involved) if
such matters might be of concern to the "Federal" guys? When "Civil >>>> Rights" were concerned, the federal guys expended a lot of energy and
money taking charge.
[I remember a standoff between Gov Earl Long and the feds (US Army too)
standing on one end of the bridge into Plaquemines Parish with Judge
Leander Perez (and local and state police) on the other end ... school
desegregation was supposed to be a STATE matter but ... anyway, finally
Uncle Earl told Leander he had to let the feds in ... his reply to >>>> "Why?" ... "They have the bomb!"]
And I wonder if a foreign diplomat was involved if you would feel the
same about the fed "interfering" with the matter. I know it is
"different" but sometimes our political thoughts/preferences get in the way.
I am not. However, the GOP always touts those rights, unless they want to interfere with a Blue state.
different than if a Red State was involved? That is not what I think >> you really think.
I sit on the Federalist side. Without it, the US could just crash back into Third World status.It was certainly true with the slave-owning and non-slave-owning states. Strangely, most of the former are now Red states, and the latter are generally Blue.Interesting that you are so prejudiced ... I did not think that of you. I knew you certainly leaned, but I did not know that you were that far gone. How do you feel about those damned "colonists" that decided that "States Rights" was a really good thing ... slaves or not?
We get closer to being a 3rd world country every day.
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