New documents released by the House Judiciary Committee offer new evidence that former President Donald Trump’s New York prosecution is a “political hit job,” according to Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.
Matthew Colangelo was previously the No. 3 official in President Joe Biden’s Justice Department before joining Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s team in December 2022. The Manhattan prosecutor’s office indicted Trump four months later based on a novel legal theory to circumvent the five-year statute of limitations on falsifying business records. Emails between Colangelo and the New York attorney general’s office when the high-ranking Biden official relocated previewed the upcoming charges of the former president.
“Matthew-glad to see you are back in [New York City],” wrote James Sheehan, who is listed on LinkedIn as the chief of the Charities Bureau for the New York attorney general. “Sounds like you and Mr. Trump’s paths will continue to intersect.”
New document obtained by @JudiciaryGOP:
Letitia James’s office was thrilled when Matthew Colangelo was hired by Alvin Bragg.
“Matthew-glad to see you are back in NYC. Sounds like you and Mr. Trump’s paths will continue to intersect.” pic.twitter.com/fl8zWOiJ7H
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 9, 2024
Colangelo had worked in the New York attorney general’s office as chief counsel for federal initiatives prior to joining the Biden Justice Department. According to the New York Times when reporting on his return to New York to “jump start” the Trump investigations, Colangelo “led the New York attorney general’s civil inquiry into Mr. Trump” in what
