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House Oversight Committee Chairman Slams Manhattan DA for ‘Political Stunt’ Against Trump Instead of Tackling Local Crime

ByAlki David

Mar 27, 2023
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.)

On Sunday, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) criticized Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg for allegedly prioritizing a case against Donald Trump over addressing the rampant local crime in the area. During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Comer accused Bragg of engaging in a “political stunt” by convening a grand jury to investigate Trump’s alleged business-reporting and campaign-finance fraud, as well as a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Comer argued that tax dollars should not be used to pursue a case against the former president, and that the Manhattan DA should instead focus on fighting crime, which he called one of the biggest issues in New York. The congressman’s comments came amidst reports that Trump’s lawyer had admitted that a photo of the ex-president posing with a bat next to DA Bragg was “ill-advised.”

Meanwhile, Trump himself claimed that the Manhattan DA had “already dropped the case” against him, while DeSantis’ Don countered with letters to the editor. As the legal battle continues to unfold, many are left wondering where the Manhattan DA’s priorities truly lie.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.