House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan from Ohio threatened on Tuesday that he may subpoena New York Attorney General Letitia James for not cooperating in providing information his committee needs regarding the lead prosecutor in former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal case.
On May 15, Jordan sent a letter to James requesting correspondence and other details concerning Matthew Colangelo, a former member of her office.
“Mr. Colangelo’s recent employment history demonstrates his obsession with investigating a person rather than prosecuting a crime,” Jordan recounted. He has sent letters to all his recent employers, according to The Hill.
During his tenure under Letitia James in the final years of the Trump administration, Colangelo participated in her office’s investigation into the Trump Organization. According to The Hill, this inquiry formed the foundation of the attorney general’s civil fraud lawsuit against the former president.
A Manhattan judge ultimately found Trump guilty in February and directed he pay over $450 million to the state of New York. The case is currently on appeal.
After leaving James’ office, Colangelo joined the Biden Department of Justice and held the position of the agency’s third highest-ranking official for two years.
He then left the DOJ in