On Monday, The Heritage Foundation filed two lawsuits to pursue legal action against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The petitions seek an order requiring Bragg’s office to turn up documents pertaining to the indictment of former President Donald Trump. The DA’s office refused to cooperate despite two earlier state Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests to acquire communication records with the Department of Justice and Democratic lawmakers over the Trump case. To ensure accountability and openness, judicial action was required.
The former president’s indictment by Bragg’s office, which was announced in March, included of 34 charges relating to “hush money” payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. The case is still pending despite receiving harsh criticism from legal experts for its numerous anomalies and dubious application of the law by the prosecution.
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Bragg has elevated the allegations against Trump from administrative misdemeanors to crimes by extending COVID-era legislation. He has also extended the deadline for filing charges for the alleged offense. Given that Trump has rehashed the same accusation 34 times, Bragg’s move has raised the chance that he might receive a lengthy prison sentence.
In its first complaint, the Heritage Foundation said on Monday that multiple House GOP committee probes were sparked by Bragg’s alleged communications with the DOJ. “Regrettably, these questions have not been met with answers. These reports have raised concerns in many circles based in large part upon the longstanding history of President Trump’s political opponents coordinating their activities to systematically weaponize the criminal justice system against him and thereby pervert the course of Justice,” the first complaint alleged, according to a Washington Examiner story.
In a second complaint, the conservative think group claims that top law firms provided pro bono help to Bragg. The complaint requests that the court order Bragg to reveal information pertaining to outside assistance and prohibit his team from “seeking costs and fees for the request at issue in this case.”
The lawsuits are being filed as it looks like Bragg’s case against the former president will be put on hold while special counsel Jack Smith’s federal indictment takes center stage. “In all likelihood, I believe that my case, as well as DA Bragg and the Georgia case, will unfortunately have to be adjourned pending the outcome of the federal case,” Letitia James, the attorney general of New York, stated last week.
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“So it all depends upon the scheduling of this particular case. I know there’s gonna be a flood, a flurry of motions, motion to dismiss, discovery issues, all of that. So it really all depends. Obviously, all of us want to know what Judge Cannon is going to do and whether or not she’s going to delay this particular case.”
