Nadler Calls House Judiciary’s Focus on Alvin Bragg an ‘Outrageous Abuse of Power’

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters in Washington on July 9, 2020. Behind him are Reps. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) and David Cicilline (D-R.I.). Alex Wong/Getty Images

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee accused his Republican colleagues of committing an “outrageous abuse of power” with their investigation of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg during a committee field hearing held in New York City on April 17.

“Let me be very clear,” Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said. “We are here for one reason, and one reason only: the chairman is doing the bidding of Donald Trump.