Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is slated to testify before a GOP-led House committee next month, just one day after former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced following his guilty verdict in a New York hush-money case.
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the hearing is set for July 12. Matthew Colangelo, a prosecutor who has drawn scrutiny for making the jump to Bragg’s team after leaving a senior role at the Biden administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ), is also expected to testify.
“We respect our government institutions and plan to appear voluntarily before the subcommittee,” Bragg’s office said in a statement after bemoaning “dangerous misinformation, baseless claims and conspiracy theories” following the jury’s guilty verdict.
Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), who also leads the Weaponization panel, had been pushing for…
