Alvin Bragg to testify before House Judiciary day after Trump sentencing

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg will reportedly testify before the House Judiciary Committee in July, just one day after Trump’s sentencing in the falsified business records case. 

A source familiar with the plans told NBC News that Bragg, as well as former Biden DOJ prosecutor Michael Colangelo who was a prosecutor in the Trump case, will testify on July 12. 

“The Manhattan DA’s Office is proud to play a crucial role in upholding and enforcing the rule of law for the people of New York," a Bragg spokesman said Tuesday, also confirming the district attorney’s planned testimony.  

"It undermines the rule of law to spread dangerous misinformation, baseless claims, and conspiracy theories following the jury’s return of a full-count felony conviction in People v. Trump." 

"Nonetheless, we respect our government institutions and plan to appear voluntarily before the subcommittee after sentencing," the spokesman said. 

Trump will be sentenced on July 11 after he was found guilty in late May of 34 felony counts of falsified business records. Bragg on Friday refused to testify before the committee before the sentencing, saying it would be "detrimental" to the "fair administration of justice" in the trial. 

Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan had requested that Bragg and Colangelo appear before the committee on June 13. 

Bragg’s general counsel Leslie Dubeck wrote in a letter to Jordan that Bragg’s office is "committed to voluntary cooperation," including "making the District Attorney available to provide testimony on behalf of the Office at an agreed-upon date, and evaluating the propriety of allowing an Assistant District Attorney to testify publicly about an active prosecution to which he is assigned." 

"However, the proposed date that the Subcommittee selected without consulting the Office presents various scheduling conflicts. In addition, the Committee’s invitation has not made clear the scope of the proposed testimony; and trial court proceedings in People v. Trump are currently scheduled to continue through July 11, 2024."