One of the prosecutors leading Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against former President Donald Trump was previously a senior official in Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ).
Matthew Colangelo spent two years as an acting deputy attorney general at the Department of Justice. I participated He will become a senior prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in December 2022 and will focus on what the office describes as the “most sensitive and high-profile white-collar investigations.” Colangelo has a history of investigating Trump. During his time in the New York District Attorney’s Office, he led the investigation into the Trump Foundation that led to its dissolution and what later became Trump’s civil fraud case. according to In the New York Times.
When Colangelo is appointed in 2022, Bragg will still be investigating President Trump made the remarks in connection with the $130,000 he paid porn actress Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about her alleged affair. Trump was indicted in April last year on 34 counts of falsifying business documents related to the payments.
“[A]Cooperating with the district attorney’s focus on financial crimes will increase confidence in the legal system by making it clear that the same rules apply to everyone, no matter how strong.” said Colangelo. statement When he is appointed in 2022. (Related: Judge imposes double standard by keeping Trump quiet, but gives Michael Cohen free rein, legal experts say)
Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Said On Tuesday’s Newsmax, Colangelo said, “He’s the one who’s really directing the traffic, tying all of this together and making sure that all of these lawsuits go forward against Donald Trump and keep them off the campaign trail.” said.
“The former No. 3 overall official in the Biden Justice Department left his position to pursue his dream of becoming a front-line prosecutor in the district attorney’s office,” said Will Chamberlain, senior adviser at the Article III Project. also stated the same. I have written Monday’s X. “To get Trump. But this is completely independent of the government.”
Colangelo gave opening statements to prosecutors Monday. are discussing It alleged that President Trump falsified business records related to the payments as part of a broader effort to “corrupt the 2016 election.”
Colangelo: ‘This was election fraud, pure and simple’ Said.
Earlier in his career, Colangelo spent seven years with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), according to the New York Times.He also worked In the Obama administration.
While working at the New York State Attorney General’s Office, he also led litigation. challenging The Trump administration added a citizenship question to the census.
The gag order imposed by Judge Juan Merchant specifically prohibits President Trump from speaking about prosecutors in the case.
President Trump has repeatedly called the incident “election interference.” refer It’s a “Biden witch hunt” and “Biden” case”
BREAKING: Congressman Lance Gooden demands that prosecutors Merrick Garland and Alvin Bragg turn over all records related to the employment of former Biden administration lawyer Matthew Colangelo to President Donald Trump’s prosecution team. . pic.twitter.com/KFQpCCG2MP
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Republican Texas Congressman Lance Gooden Asked In Tuesday’s letter, the Justice Department and Bragg asked for “records and communications” related to Colangelo’s hiring and cited “pressing questions” he had raised.
“The fact that Mr. Colangelo has left his senior position at the Department of Justice and joined the prosecution team in the City Attorney’s Office raises several pressing concerns,” Gooden wrote. “While these serious underlying issues cast a substantial shadow on the integrity and fairness of the trial, the New York judge instead concluded that President Trump should not be able to judge witnesses, prosecutors, court staff, and jurors. A gag order has been issued prohibiting prosecutors from expressing concerns about any of the prosecutors, including Mr. Colangelo.”
The District Attorney’s Office did not respond to a request for comment.
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