GOP Rep. Comer Criticizes NYC DA Bragg and Defends Trump Against Political Probe

Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, criticized Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's investigation into former President Donald Trump's alleged business-reporting and campaign-finance fraud involving a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, calling it a "political stunt." Comer and Rep. Jim Jordan scolded Bragg in a letter, saying that tax dollars would be better spent prosecuting local criminals. Bragg is investigating a $130,000 hush-money payment to Daniels in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election. Trump has denied both being involved in the payment and the affair.