Republicans Vowed to Grill Bragg About Trump, But It's Not So Simple

Congressional Investigations attorney Christopher Armstrong was quoted in a New York Times article about Republican efforts to investigate Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney and lead prosecutor bringing charges against former President Donald Trump. A number of House Republicans have demanded that Bragg provide them with communications, documents and testimony about his inquiry into Trump. However, Mr. Armstrong explained, getting Bragg to testify is not as simple as firing off a subpoena. Any such effort is likely to get bogged down in legal fights for longer than a two-year congressional term, he commented.

"A subpoena is not a magic wand. It's the start of a process, and more often than not, the most powerful subpoena is the one that is threatened but never issued. More often than not, the legal process to enforce a subpoena takes longer than the political relevance of the issue that makes it worthwhile in the first place," he said.

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