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FIRST ON FOX: A House Republican lawmaker is demanding answers from nan Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding nan hiring of a erstwhile Biden management lawyer connected nan prosecution squad of former President Donald Trump.
Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas sent a scathing missive to DOJ and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Tuesday, highlighting nan prosecute of Michael Colangelo connected nan squad attempting to complaint nan erstwhile president pinch 34 counts of falsifying his business records, including alleged hush money payments to big movie character Stormy Daniels.
Colangelo was antecedently employed arsenic a elder charismatic astatine President Joe Biden's DOJ, but reportedly near his domiciled successful December 2022 to activity arsenic Senior Counsel astatine nan DA's agency a fewer months earlier nan indictment of Trump.
"The politicized persecution of erstwhile President Trump and nan collusion betwixt nan Biden Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) and nan Manhattan District Attorney (DA) General’s Office person raised respective concerns among nan public," Gooden wrote successful nan missive obtained by Fox News Digital, demanding documents pertaining to Colangelo's hiring documents beryllium released.
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Gooden besides requested immoderate and each connection betwixt Bragg and Colangelo while he was still employed astatine DOJ "to guarantee transparency and accountability are upheld successful this case."
In nan letter, the congressman questioned whether Colangelo was asked to time off by nan department, aliases if he accepted a position successful a little agency voluntarily and if he remains successful interaction pinch DOJ officials.
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Additionally, nan Texas lawmaker asked if Colangelo was asked to leave, "what was he promised successful return for accepting specified a important demotion from his position astatine DOJ to joining a Manhattan DA prosecution team."
UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 1: Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, participates successful nan House Judiciary Committee organizing gathering successful nan Rayburn House Office Building connected Wednesday, February 1, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"The Department of Justice nether President Biden has proven to beryllium a cesspool of partisanship, further evident by nan hyper-politicized courts that person taken up President Trump’s criminal trials," Gooden's missive read. "DA Bragg’s determination to prosecute Mr. Colangelo, a erstwhile DOJ charismatic pinch adjacent ties to nan White House and Attorney General Garland, is yet different illustration of nan unconstitutional attack to President Trump’s trial."
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Gooden asked to person a consequence to his questions by May 24, 2024.
Trump is presently connected proceedings for making alleged hush money payments while he was campaigning for president successful 2016. The erstwhile president has pleaded "not guilty" to nan charges, and will walk nan adjacent respective weeks of his 2024 statesmanlike campaign successful nan courtroom.
Fox News Digital reached retired to nan DOJ and Bragg's office.
Aubrie Spady is simply a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.
