(Daily Wire) A conservative watchdog group is suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) for emails that could shed light on the DOJ’s role in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s criminal prosecution of Donald Trump.
Matthew Colangelo left his plum job near the top of President Joe Biden’s DOJ to work for Bragg on the Trump case in December 2022, a highly unusual move that likely would have involved discussions with other DOJ brass about his departure. That case ultimately led to the conviction of Trump, Biden’s election opponent, of 34 felonies over a minor financial matter.
The DOJ did not turn over records for Colangelo’s emails and calendar entries mentioning Trump during his time at the department, so America First Legal (AFL), a nonprofit helmed by former Trump official Stephen Miller, sued on Monday.
“No one leaves being the #3 at the Department of Justice to go work in a district attorney’s office–no matter which one it is. There is no plausible explanation other than engagement in a coordinated campaign to target one man – President Trump. The American people deserve to see these records,” Gene Hamilton, AFL’s executive director, said in a statement.
Before serving as Acting Associate Attorney General, Colangelo worked for the New York Attorney General’s office, which also investigated Trump, the lawsuit said.
