Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Republican Rep. Jim Jordan on Tuesday to stop what Bragg called an “unconstitutional attack” on the ongoing prosecution of former President Donald Trump in New York, Reuters reported.

The lawsuit seeks to block a subpoena from Mark Pomeranz, the former prosecutor who led the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into Trump. A subpoena issued last week by the House Judiciary Committee, which is chaired by Jordan, calls for Pomerantz to appear before the committee to testify.

Trump pleaded not guilty last week to charges brought by Bragg’s office that he falsified business records to hide a payment made before the 2016 election to buy silence from former porn star Stormy Daniels about an affair she said she had with Trump

Bragg, a Democrat, accused Republicans in Congress of “invading” the state’s criminal justice system.

“Members of Congress have no right to encroach on New York’s sovereign authority for their own political purposes or those of Mr. Trump,” Bragg’s office said, accusing Jordan of seeking an excuse to “bring Mr. Pomeranz to Washington for a political circus.” retribution”.

Trump also attacked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his family, referring to Bragg’s wife’s tweets, and attacked the judge assigned to his case, Juan Merchan, calling him a “Trump-hating judge with a wife and family , who hate Trump.”