Manhattan DA pushes back against 'threatening and racially charged' attacks from Trump supporters
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is striking back to stand his ground against the Republican lawmakers who echoed former President Donald Trump's outcry over his indictment.
According to Axios, the district attorney has offered details about calls from Trump supporters which he described as "threatening and racially charged."
On Tuesday, April 13, Bragg filed a 50-page lawsuit where he took aim at House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).
The lawsuit revealed the Manhattan District Attorney's office has received more than "more than 1,000 calls and emails from Trump supporters — 'many of which are threatening and racially charged,'" the news outlet reports.
It also highlighted how Trump's appeal to his supporters to hold indictment protests "bears a striking resemblance" to the Jan. 6 protests that led to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
"Mr. Trump in particular has threatened New York officials with violent and racist vitriol," the filing states, referencing the former president's remarks at a recent rally held back in March.
The news outlet noted that the lawsuit matters because it is an intrinsic part of "the prosecutor's ferocious resistance to GOP efforts to call him to testify. Bragg's court battle with Trump now has a parallel court battle between Bragg and Trump backers."
Shortly after the lawsuit was made public, Jordan appeared on Fox News' "Special Report" with host Brett Baier where he shared his reaction.
According to the Ohio lawmaker, "They are obstructing our constitutional duty to do oversight."
He also insisted that his committee is committed to crafting legislation that would open the door for similar cases to be forwarded to federal courts in the future.
"You don't try it in some local court," Jordan said. "This is a huge issue for the country and everyone sees it."
