According to an exclusive report from The Daily Caller, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) has introduced two pieces of legislation that would defund Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office for using federal resources to go after former President Donald Trump instead of addressing the Big Apple’s crime problem.
“District Attorney Alvin Bragg ran on a campaign pledge to indict President Trump. Bragg took the unprecedented action of converting alleged minor business misdemeanors to 34 individual felonies in an attempt to put President Trump behind bars and humiliate him and his supporters,” Biggs told the Caller before introducing the pieces of legislation.
“This weaponized prosecutor’s office has spent thousands of federal taxpayer dollars to subsidize this political indictment and is demanding millions more in federal grants. It’s disturbing to see District Attorney Bragg waste federal resources for political purposes rather than addressing the serious crime in his city. As a member of the House Judiciary and Oversight & Accountability Committees, and with an almost insurmountable national debt that exceeds $ 1 trillion, the nation simply cannot afford to support Mr. Bragg’s politicization of the criminal justice system,” Biggs added.
From The Daily Caller:
The Daily Caller first obtained the bills, titled the “Accountability for Lawless Violence In Our Neighborhoods Act,” or the “ALVIN Act,” and the “No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act.” The “ALVIN Act” prohibits federal funds from being awarded to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and requires the office to repay federal funds granted after January 1, 2022.
The “No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act,” prohibits state or local law enforcement agencies from using funds or property attainted pursuant to section 511(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811(e)), section 981 of title 18, United States Code, or section 524 of title 28, United States Code, to investigate or prosecute the President, Vice President, or a candidate for the office of President in a criminal case while lawlessness permeates major American cities.
More over at The Daily Caller:
I just introduced legislation to hold DA Alvin Bragg accountable for failing to address lawlessness and for utilizing federal resources in the political prosecution of President Trump.
I am defunding his Manhattan Office and requiring it to repay us.https://t.co/VXGdDOOfuU
— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) April 13, 2023
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