GOP AG launches new probe into communications from DOJ and Trump prosecutors

FIRST ON FOX: A Republican authorities lawyer wide is probing the Biden Justice Department for documents related to immoderate communications with prosecutors connected to the indictments of former President Donald Trump. 

In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) petition filed Thursday, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey asked the DOJ to manus implicit "activity and/or communications betwixt Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith oregon Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis related to the probe oregon prosecution" of the erstwhile president. 

"The investigations and consequent prosecutions of erstwhile President Donald J. Trump look to person been conducted successful coordination with the United States Department of Justice," Bailey alleges, adding that helium believes that allegation is demonstrated successful portion by the determination of the third-highest ranking DOJ official, Matthew Colangelo, to the Manhattan DA's bureau to assistance prosecute the transgression case, N.Y. v. Trump.  

That unprecedented transgression proceedings of the erstwhile president and presumptive GOP nominee for the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination entered its 14th time of witnesser grounds connected Thursday. 

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and President Joe Biden. (Getty Images )

In addition, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg worked alongside New York Attorney General Letitia James successful pursuing civilian litigation against Trump, utilizing that acquisition arsenic a springboard from which to run for his existent position, Bailey notes. 

"During that campaign, Bragg promised ‘if elected, [he] would spell aft Trump.’ Once helium won election, helium pledged ‘to personally absorption connected the high-profile probe into erstwhile President Donald Trump’s concern practices,’" Bailey states. 

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Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg speaks during a property conference. (Photo by Barry Williams for NY Daily News via Getty Images)

Bailey argues that Bragg’s determination to bring the prosecution "despite its transparent weakness has nevertheless had the effect of keeping erstwhile President Trump disconnected the run trail, which President Biden has bragged about." 

He cites a station connected X from the authoritative Biden-Harris run connected April 24, which says, "While Trump is stuck successful court, President Biden is keeping a precise robust docket of run events. He’s been to Pennsylvania to speech astir the economy, Virginia to speech astir cleanable energy, and Florida to speech astir abortion." 

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks astatine a property league successful June. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

"Given the timing (Bragg charged Trump lone aft Trump declared his candidacy for President), the transparent weakness of the charges, and the effect the charges person successful keeping Trump disconnected the run trail, determination is important crushed to fishy the Biden medication has coordinated with Bragg and others to bring prosecutions against Trump," Bailey claims.

Bailey asked for each communications including documents, calendar appointments, gathering minutes and agendas related to Colangelo’s determination to Bragg’s office. He besides asked for each akin communications betwixt DOJ and the offices of Bragg, New York Attorney General Leticia James and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

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The Department of Justice declined to comment.