The GOP has responded to DA Bragg's letter

[CatWoman]

They make 5 counter arguments which i have posted below, along with a link to the entire document.

Looks like these morons are in it for the long haul:

https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2023-03-25-jdj-bs-jc-to-bragg-re-subpoena-and-response.pdf

I. The Arguments in Defense of Your Unprecedented Prosecutorial Conduct Are
Conclusory and Unconvincing.

A. The Committees Are Authorized to Conduct Such an Inquiry

B. The Inquiry Is on a Matter on Which Legislation Could be Had

C. The Requests Are Pertinent to the Committees’ Inquiry

II. Your State Law-Based Defenses Are Insufficient.

III. The Inquiry Does Not Intrude on Federalism Powers Because Congress Is
Exercising Its Core Authority to Legislate

IV. The Inquiry Does Not Usurp Executive Powers

V. Your Offer to Provide Information About Your Office’s Use of Federal Funds Is
Insufficient

[Takket]

1. will waste bragg's time but........

If Jordan and company want to have a repeat of the "well the only people that actually pressured social media to ban anybody were the rethugs" debacle then I guess they can have at it.

Bragg should answer any questions about political motivation with "you tell me. you are the ones saying this is politically motivated. why am i here?"

[Volaris]

2. The response then, is simple enough: 'ok then,...

...Chairman Jim "I ignore congressional subpoenas" Jordan
can start issuing congressional subpoenas, and we'll be sure to show him the same professionalism he has demonstrated to previous Congresses.'

In other words, fuck right off and go cry to the Courts, dicks.

[Goodheart]

3. Hmmm...... that's more dignified than I expected,

which was something on the lines of "that's mighty uppity, boy."

[Generic Brad]

5. Obstruction of justice is all they've got

I hope Jordan and Company get called to account for it.

[Walleye]

6. Hey, House Judiciary Committee Chairman, go fuck yourself!

[gab13by13]

8. I agree,

Must speak Magatese to Magats.

[CatWoman]

9. especially since they added this braindead rubbish in the letter

Notably, your reply letter did not dispute the central allegations at issue—that you, under
political pressure from left-wing activists and former prosecutors in your office, are reportedly
planning to use an alleged federal campaign finance violation, previously declined by federal
prosecutors, as a vehicle to extend the statute of limitations on an otherwise misdemeanor
offense and indict for the first time in history a former President of the United States. Moreover,
you are apparently attempting to upgrade a misdemeanor charge to a felony using an untested
legal theory at the same time when you are simultaneously downgrading felony charges to
misdemeanors in a majority of other cases in your jurisdiction.

[Walleye]

11. You are apparently planning to attempt to bring a charge against our Dear Leader

It’s very telling that they are getting so upset when they don’t even know what is in the indictment

[2naSalit]

15. And I expect...

This will not age any better than ice cream sitting on a hot stove.



They are making shit up and thinking those tricksy werds will excite the base while owning the libs. Except, they only expose their intent to destroy democracy. It just shows that they are so power drunk that the euphoria is eating what few brain cells they actually had to begin with.

I refer to them as zombies sometimes because they are.

[Walleye]

24. Power drunk is exactly the term I have been applying to them since Congress convened

[2naSalit]

29. On display every day.

[Walleye]

30. And it's more crude and unsophisticated than I have ever seen in Washington

[2naSalit]

32. Absolutely.

Crass behavior at all times is how they live their lives.

[Captain Zero]

20. Really. Talk about being CONCLUSORY.

wtf

[Walleye]

25. Irrelevant, incompetent, immaterial, and assuming facts not in evidence

Perry mason knew how to handle this shit

[Mysterian]

7. Clownish hogwash

Republicans are stupid assholes who think they can make shit up and everyone will believe it.

[2naSalit]

17. ...and everyone HAS to believe it.

[GoCubsGo]

10. Not that this complete, unmitigated bullshit deserves the dignity of a reply,

but I look forward to Bragg's response, should he decide to waste his time on it.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

16. Here's his response.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/alvin-bragg-rips-house-gop-chairs-after-additional-inquiries-into-trump-case/ar-AA195lbx?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=a848cac4c65e4229be6fdb06f4e28084&ei=37

[2naSalit]

18. THANK YOU!!

[MarineCombatEngineer]

19. My pleasure.

[2naSalit]

23. I wasn't sure about Bragg in the beginning...

But I feel much better about him now. He has tangled with the -45 gang in the past so he knows who/what he's dealing with, he's a New Yorker too.

[Walleye]

31. I just get the feeling that he reopened the case because of evidence learned in the other case

After all, Alan Weisselberg is locked up on something like 17 counts of criminal tax fraud. I’m thinking if the Stormy payment was deducted as a business expense, it violated New York state tax law, maybe

[2naSalit]

33. I think...

There are probably a few different laws broken where charges could be made between the two, Weisselberg and -45, in this case alone. That there are decades of probable lawlessness conducted between the two, I think a few weeks at Rykers is helping Weisselberg think a little more clearly about how he could end up and it isn't looking very good if he doesn't do something to save his own ass. That can only happen if he completely flips on his boss.

An earworm for Weisselberg...

[MarineCombatEngineer]

22. Ya just gotta love this:

Jim Jordan committee aides whine Alvin Bragg staffers keep hanging up on them

Staffers working for House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) are complaining that they are being treated rudely when they contact Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office which is currently investigating Donald Trump.

According to a report from the New York Post, an aide working for the powerful Republican Party-controlled committee whined about their treatment which has included hang-ups and blunt talk to stop calling.

Speaking with the Post, one unnamed aide claimed they made a call to Bragg's office "at noon on Wednesday [and] was promptly hung up on after he identified himself to a woman who answered the phone."

When they called back a second time, another staffer working for the Manhattan DA reportedly told them, "Your committee has no jurisdiction over us. You’re wrong. Stop calling us with this bulls—t,” with the GOP staffer complaining to the Post, "I don’t think I’ve ever seen any government entity respond to Congress in that manner. It’s quite embarrassing, but I don’t think anyone is surprised based on how partisan that office has become.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jim-jordan-committee-aides-whine-alvin-bragg-staffers-keep-hanging-up-on-them/ar-AA194pX2

[2naSalit]

26. Whiners...

Isn't that Jordan's specialty?

I love the way they are being handled, like the juvenile delinquents they've revealed themselves to be.

[GoCubsGo]

21. Thank you.

He's a lot nicer than I would have been. But, a good, appropriate response, nonetheless.

[onenote]

12. My suggested response

Dear "Concerned" Menbers of Congress:

It has come to my attention that you have sent an eight page response to my letter in which I explained why I would not be participating in your attempt to intervene in my work as the duly elected district attorney of New York County. Please do not expect a further response from me. I have real work to do. You should try doing the same.

[cayugafalls]

13. DA Bragg's office should send a letter, well two letters. NO

Fuck the rethugs with the broomstick up the arse of the Tiny Prick Twitler...

[2naSalit]

27. Yeah, on first though...

Then, on second though, fuck it.

[Samrob]

14. Bragg's reply should be that in the middle of an investigation and GJ hearing, this is obstruction .

[2naSalit]

28. Seems they...

Want their names on the docket too.