New York, April 10. The Judiciary Committee of the United States Congress, controlled by the Republican Party, will organize a trip to New York on April 17 to examine the alleged increase in violence in the city since the election of prosecutor Alvin Bragg, who last week charged former US President Donald Trump for falsifying business documents.
Bragg’s office has responded to the call by recalling that, according to the latest official data, in the first quarter of the year murders have decreased in New York by 14%, shootings by 17%, burglaries by 21% and robberies to people 8%.
“Don’t be fooled, the Republican Party in Congress is coming to the safest big city in America to engage in a political stunt,” Bragg’s office wrote in response to a summons from the Judiciary Committee, which often holds this type of events in Washington, although on some occasions he decides to travel.
According to this congressional committee, the meeting, which is open to the public and has been titled “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan,” aims to study how Bragg’s policies “have caused an increase” in violent crime and put in danger to New York residents.
However, for Bragg, this field trip for the committee “is not intended to engage in efforts to improve public safety, such as those aimed at supporting national gun legislation” or fighting interstate arms trafficking.
On March 22, the Governor of New York announced that New York City registered a 10% decrease in murders in 2022 compared to 2021, although she acknowledged that the metropolis registered an increase in rapes, robberies and crime in general.
Since Bragg impeached Trump, both the businessman and numerous members of the Republican Party began a smear and insult campaign against him, whom they accuse of orchestrating a witch hunt.
Just today, since Trump’s electoral campaign for the 2024 presidential elections, they have once again accused Bragg of being named by businessman George Soros and have asked that the charge be invalidated.
Likewise, Trump has also embarked on another kind of crusade against the judge who has been assigned the case for alleged document forgery, Juan Merchán, whom he accuses of hating him.
