Don’t freak out…
By now, you’re likely very familiar with Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. He chairs the House Judiciary Committee and its absurdly named subcommittee … on the “Weaponization of the Federal Government.”
Earlier this week, Jordan took it upon himself to send a letter to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is currently investigating Donald Trump’s alleged role in a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. The letter, co-signed by two other Republican committee chairmen, demands Bragg provide documents, testimony and communications from the investigation. It’s pretty clear the letter was written out of a desire to deliver on Trump’s unhinged rants targeting the Manhattan district attorney.
For his part, Bragg isn’t biting. His office fired back in a letter of its own, calling the request an “unlawful incursion.”
But this also isn’t the first time Jordan has talked a big game. Recently he promised “dozens and dozens” of supposed whistleblowers who could expose deep corruption and bias in the Justice Department.
So far, he has only produced three — and none were actual whistleblowers. But all three have embraced conspiracy theories, according to the Washington Post, including about the validity of the 2020 election, and two of them were paid by a loyal Trump ally.
While these targeted attacks on Bragg and the justice system are beyond the pale, I am not freaking out about House GOP abuses of power because Jordan has not exactly shown himself to be a pillar of competence.
As for the legal side of Jordan’s unprecedented request, my friend and former colleague Norm Eisen said it best: “Congress cannot lawfully use its investigative power to engage in law enforcement. … And we have hope that the courts will see through these congressmen’s efforts for the distracting theatrics they are.”
I will have a lot more to say about this tomorrow at 12 p.m. ET on @InsideWithPsaki.
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