Lawyer who prosecuted Trump hauled in front of House judiciary committee | House of Representatives | The Guardian

By Chris Stein and Hugo Lowell in Washington, Fri 9 May 2025 20.52 EDT

This undated image released by the US Department of Justice was attached as evidence to a court filing over documents allegedly seized at Mar-a-Lago. Photograph: US Department of Justice / AFP/ Getty Images

The former special counsel prosecutor Jay Bratt is scheduled to appear before the Republican-led House judiciary committee next week as it attempts to find instances of politicization in the federal criminal cases brought against Donald Trump, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The deposition of Bratt, who led the criminal case over Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents as a top deputy to the former special counsel Jack Smith, has been scheduled for 10am ET next Wednesday, according to a notice reviewed by the Guardian.

Bratt’s appearance is the first known instance of a special counsel prosecutor being hauled before the judiciary committee since Trump took office vowing revenge and personally directing the firings of more than a dozen prosecutors who worked for Smith within days of his inauguration.
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<p>Chris Stein is a senior politics reporter for Guardian US, based in Washington</p>

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#DailyBeast: #StanleyWoodward, attorney 4 #Trump "body man" #WaltNauta, →alleging "vindictive prosecution" by #DOJ #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith, stemming from incident in which prosecutor #JayBratt, working under Smith, reportedly inferred Woodward's representation of Nauta could complicate possible judicial appointment in #Washington DC courts. Defense lawyers also say Bratt engaged in "campaign of intimidation & harassment" against Woodward 2 exert pressure

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