House GOP leaders launched an inquiry into Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his probe, claiming “an unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority.”
Representative Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican and staunch supporter of Donald Trump, gave no comment about a post the former president made on Friday in which he warned about potential “death & destruction” if he’s indicted as part of the hush money payment investigation involving adult film star Stormy Daniels.
When NBC News reporter Sahil Kapur asked the congressman about what he thinks of Trump’s post, Jordan said that he hasn’t seen it. Kapur then showed him the post on his phone, but the GOP lawmaker said he can’t read well without his glasses.
The former president is being investigated by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office for $130,000 that was paid to Daniels by his former attorney Michael Cohen ahead of the 2016 presidential election to keep secret an affair that Daniels claims she had with Trump in 2006.
Over the course of the investigation, Trump has repeatedly asserted his innocence, has denied the affair between him and Daniels, and called on his supporters to protest against the possible indictment.
