Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has demanded that Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) turn over all of its communications with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis regarding the investigations into President Trump.
In a series of tweets, Bailey pointed to evidence showing that the DOJ, under Biden’s regime, orchestrated or coordinated the prosecutions of Trump.
Additionally, Bailey emphasized Bragg’s prior collaboration with Letitia James in civil litigation against Trump and Bragg’s campaign pledge to make going after Trump a priority, if elected as District Attorney.
He highlighted the appointment of Matthew Colangelo, the DOJ’s third-highest-ranking official, to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in December 2022, viewing it as a pivotal indicator of coordination. Colangelo’s role was specifically focused on prosecuting Trump.
Asserting that Missourians deserve transparency, Bailey filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the DOJ to obtain communications shedding light on the federal government’s involvement in these prosecutions. The demand specifically targets interactions between DOJ officials and local prosecutors like Bragg, James, and Willis.
Thanks to evidence that has come to light, my office has reason to believe Biden’s corrupt Department of Justice is the headquarters of the illicit prosecutions against President Trump.
— Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) May 10, 2024
More details from Fox News:
A Republican state attorney general is probing the Biden Justice Department for documents related to any communications with prosecutors connected to the indictments of former President Donald Trump.
In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed Thursday, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey asked the DOJ to hand over “activity and/or communications between Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith or Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis related to the investigation or prosecution” of the former president.
“The investigations and subsequent prosecutions of former President Donald J. Trump appear to have been conducted in coordination with the United States Department of Justice,” Bailey alleges, adding that he believes that allegation is demonstrated in part by the move of the third-highest ranking DOJ official, Matthew Colangelo, to the Manhattan DA’s office to help prosecute the criminal case, N.Y. v. Trump.
That unprecedented criminal trial of the former president and presumptive GOP nominee for the 2024 presidential election entered its 14th day of witness testimony on Thursday.
In addition, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg worked alongside New York Attorney General Letitia James in pursuing civil litigation against Trump, using that experience as a springboard from which to campaign for his current position, Bailey notes.
“During that campaign, Bragg promised ‘if elected, [he] would go after Trump.’ Once he won election, he pledged ‘to personally focus on the high-profile probe into former President Donald Trump’s business practices,’” Bailey states.
Bailey argues that Bragg’s decision to bring the prosecution “despite its transparent weakness has nonetheless had the effect of keeping former President Trump off the campaign trail, which President Biden has bragged about.”
Despite no response from the DOJ yet, Bailey remains steadfast in his belief that the prosecutions against Trump are politically motivated attempts to hinder his campaign efforts and undermine his chances of winning back the presidency.
During an appearance on Fox Business Thursday night, Bailey said he believes that all of the Trump prosecutions have been coordinated. “We have every reason to believe that this is a coordinated political attack emanating from Biden’s corrupt Department of Justice, serving as the headquarters and now deploying personnel in a political campaign against President Trump,” he stated to host Larry Kudlow. Bailey also suggested there is evidence indicating that the prosecutors are “illicitly motivated as well.”
Kudlow speculated that the DOJ will “drag its feet” in providing the documents requested by Bailey, to which Bailey responded, “We aren’t going to let them stonewall our inquiry, here.” Bailey went on, “because at the end of the day, we need these records to be able to shine the light of truth and transparency on the level of collusion and these politically motivated witch hunts.”
Watch:
Missouri AG Andrew Bailey earlier tonight.
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) May 10, 2024
Missouri will get to the bottom of this criminal collusion.pic.twitter.com/Ijf4xUOYPq
Full Press Release From AG Bailey’s government website:
Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey demanded that the Biden Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) turn over any communications relating to the investigation or prosecutions of President Trump. His request for communications – documents, calendar appointments, meeting minutes and agendas – includes those between the DOJ and the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, New York Attorney General Leticia James, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
“Thanks to evidence that has come to light, my office has reason to believe Biden’s corrupt Department of Justice is the headquarters of the illicit prosecutions against President Trump,” said Attorney General Bailey. “That’s why we’re demanding the DOJ turn over documents that we believe will expose these political prosecutions for what they are: a witch hunt.”
In the request for documents, Attorney General Bailey noted, “The investigations and subsequent prosecutions of former President Donald J. Trump appear to have been conducted in coordination with the United States Department of Justice. This is demonstrated only in part by the move of the third-highest ranking member of the Department of Justice, Matthew Colangelo, to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in order to prosecute former President Donald J. Trump in the so-called ‘hush money’ trial in December 2022. In addition, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg worked alongside New York Attorney General Letitia James in pursuing civil litigation against former President Trump, using that experience as a springboard from which to campaign for his current position. During that campaign, Bragg promised ‘if elected, [he] would go after Trump.’ Once he won election, he pledged ‘to personally focus on the high-profile probe into former President Donald Trump’s business practices.’”
“Given the timing (Bragg charged Trump only after Trump declared his candidacy for President), the transparent weakness of the charges, and the effect the charges have in keeping Trump off the campaign trail, there is substantial reason to suspect the Biden administration has coordinated with Bragg and others to bring prosecutions against Trump,” he added.
“In order to protect the rights of all Missouri voters who plan to participate in the 2024 presidential election, the State of Missouri has the right to know to what extent the prosecutions of a prominent presidential candidate are being coordinated by the federal government, which is currently run by President Trump’s principal political opponent,” General Bailey concluded.
