Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Rep. Jim Jordan today (Tuesday)

• The lawsuit is 50 pages long and was filed in the Southern District of New York 

This is an extraordinary move 

• Intended to keep congressional Republicans from interfering in the office's criminal case against Trump  

• His lawsuit comes after weeks of escalation and sparing with Jordan and other Republican law makers

  • And had warned them to not interfere  

Bragg seeks to halt a house judiciary committee inquiry that he says is a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” over his indictment of Trump 

• Bragg also alleges "an unconstitutional attempt to undermine" his investigation. 

Bragg is asking a judge to invalidate subpoenas that Jordan (the committee chair) has issued or is planning on issuing as part of an investigation on Bragg's handling of the case  

• Specifically, they are looking to bar Jordan and other Republican House members from enforcing a subpoena sent to Mark F. Pomerantz, who was a leader on the DA's Trump investigation but has since left the office 

US District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil (Trump appointee) declined today to take immediate action on the law suit

• She scheduled a hearing on April 19th in Manhattan

  • Day before committee plans to question under subpoena a top former prosecutor who was involved in the Trump case