An investigation has been launched by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey into the Biden Justice Department (DOJ), seeking documents related to any possible coordination with prosecutors involved in the indictments against former President Donald Trump.
Through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, Bailey has requested the DOJ to provide all “activity and/or communications between Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith, or Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis related to the investigation or prosecution” of Trump.
The investigations and subsequent prosecutions of former President Donald J. Trump appear to have been conducted in coordination with the United States Department of Justice,” Bailey alleges. He cites the move of Matthew Colangelo, the third-highest-ranking DOJ official, to the Manhattan DA’s office to aid in the criminal prosecution (N.Y. v. Trump) as evidence supporting this claim.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg also collaborated with New York Attorney General Letitia James in pursuing civil litigation against Trump, using this experience to campaign for his current position, according to Bailey. “During that campaign, Bragg promised ‘if elected, [he] would go after Trump.’ Once he won election, he pledged ‘to personally focus on the high-profile probe into former President Donald Trump’s business practices,’” Bailey states.
Bailey argues that Bragg’s decision to prosecute Trump “despite its transparent weakness has nonetheless had the effect of keeping former President Trump off the campaign trail, which President Biden has bragged about.” He references a post from the official Biden-Harris campaign on April 24, which states: “While Trump is stuck in court, President Biden is keeping a very robust schedule of campaign events. He’s been to Pennsylvania to talk about the economy, Virginia to talk about clean energy, and Florida to talk about abortion.”
Bailey claims that “given the timing (Bragg charged Trump only after Trump declared his candidacy for President), the transparent weakness of the charges, and the effect the charges have in keeping Trump off the campaign trail, there is substantial reason to suspect the Biden administration has coordinated with Bragg and others to bring prosecutions against Trump.”
The request from Bailey includes all communications, including documents, calendar appointments, meeting minutes, and agendas related to Colangelo’s move to Bragg’s office. Additionally, he seeks all similar communications between the DOJ, Bragg’s office, the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James, and the office of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
The Department of Justice has declined to comment.
