WOULD TRUMP INDICTMENT HELP OR HURT FORMER PRESIDENT'S 2024 BID TO WIN BACK WHITE HOUSE?
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday, Feb. 2. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
Bragg is reportedly pursuing a potential indictment of Trump following a New York state investigation into matters involving Trump, including a probe into alleged hush money paid to women claiming earlier sexual encounters with him.
Jeffries said that Trump’s language in that post "is reckless, reprehensible and irresponsible."
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Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks after House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker on the 15th ballot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 7, 2023. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
"It's dangerous. And if he keeps it up, he's going to get someone killed," Jeffries said.
"We've already seen the consequences of incitement from the former president. He is principally responsible on fighting the violent insurrection. That happened on January 6, but clearly, he has not learned his lesson," he said.
House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on January 26, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Jeffries also slammed "extreme MAGA Republicans in the House saying it’s "very unfortunate" that some Republicans continue to back Trump.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, announced this week he is investigating Bragg for what he calls an "unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority."