The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday sent a subpoena to a company led by the daughter of the judge involved in former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial.
Trump this month claimed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s arguments in the case were made “meritless” in the wake of a ruling by the Supreme Court that presidents retain some immunity for official acts. He also condemned Judge Juan Merchan as “corrupt” and accused him of having ties to powerful Democrats.
Authentic Campaigns, according to the committee, has a past of working with Trump’s “political adversaries.” The committee in a letter shared via X noted the company had twice received requests for information.reads. "Popularly elected prosecutors, such as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, have engaged in an unprecedented abuse of authority by prosecuting a former President of the United States and current nominee for that office.
In a response shared via his LinkedIn account, Nellis called the subpoena "yet another abuse of power" aimed at "promoting a baseless right-wing conspiracy theory" linking Authentic Campaigns to Trump's trial."Let us be clear: these allegations against our company are completely false and purely politically motivated," Nellis wrote. "This is a blatant attempt to intimidate us and divert attention from Donald Trump’s conviction.