NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and a member of the prosecution team that secured the conviction of Donald Trump for covering up a conspiracy to hide information from voters agreed Tuesday to testify before Congress in regards to the case next month.

“The spread of dangerous misinformation, baseless claims and conspiracy theories after the jury returned a conviction on all felony counts in People v. Trump undermines the rule of law,” a Bragg spokesman said in an announcement to the New York Daily News.

“Nevertheless, we respect our government institutions and intend to appear voluntarily before the subcommittee after the verdict is announced.”

Bragg and Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo, who gave the prosecution's opening speech within the hush money trialwill voluntarily face questions from the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on July 12, the day after Trump's conviction. Both have been the topic of relentless attacks from the appropriate, accused of being a part of a Democratic-led plot to stop the previous president from regaining power.

A jury found Trump, the likely Republican presidential candidate, guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records on May 30 after a seven-week trial in Manhattan Supreme Court, making him the primary U.S. president ever convicted of a criminal offense. Trump has said he’ll appeal and will face prison time if he returns to court. He can be accused of tampering with the outcomes of the 2020 election and hoarding and mishandling sensitive government documents. in three other casesduring which he pleaded not guilty.

The indictment in Manhattan goes back to Trump’s Refund to Michael Cohen for bribing porn star Stormy Daniels 11 days before the 2016 election as a part of a plan to cover up sordid allegations about his past from voters, which included bribes to former Playboy model Karen McDougal and a doorman at Trump Tower.

In the newest of many efforts by Trump-supporting Republicans In an effort to discredit the criminal charges against their leading presidential candidate, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan called on Bragg and Colangelo to testify before the subcommittee he chairs on “Weaponization of the Federal Government” the day after Trump’s conviction in May.

Trump's allies have claimed that Colangelo and Bragg's overlap within the New York Attorney General's office and Colangelo's former position within the Justice Department are evidence of a White House-orchestrated conspiracy to remove him. President Biden's son Hunter Biden was convicted of gun possession in a Justice Department case A jail sentence of as much as 25 years is scheduled to be imposed on Tuesday.

The House Judiciary Committee announced on Tuesday that it can even hold a hearing this Thursday to review the “political prosecution of President Trump” by the prosecutor’s office.

“The conspiracy theory that the recent jury verdict in a New York state court was somehow controlled by the Department is not only false, it is irresponsible,” Uriarte wrote.

“In fact, allegations of misconduct made without – or even contrary to – evidence undermine confidence in the justice system and have led to an increase in threats of violence and attacks on police officers and prosecutors.”

Uriarte categorically denied any cooperation between the state prosecutor's office and the federal Justice Department against Trump and said he believed this was clear to those making the allegations.

“The Department has no control over the District Attorney, just as the District Attorney has no control over the Department,” Uriarte wrote.

“The committee knows that.”

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A search party found Elizabeth Schenk around 4 p.m. in a wooded area north of town, Mendocino County Sheriff's Captain Quincy Cromer said in a press release.

Schenk was in stable condition and in good spirits. He appeared to have suffered only minor cuts and scratches after two nights and nearly three days within the wilderness.

Cromer said she was taken to Adventist Mendocino Coast Hospital in Fort Bragg for a medical evaluation.

Schenk disappeared around 9 a.m. Tuesday while climbing on a forest road near Bruhel Point Road.

The sheriff's office, together with several search and rescue agencies, searched the realm Tuesday evening and conducted additional searches Wednesday and Thursday.

Cromer said the seek for Schenk was complicated by “treacherous terrain and rugged wilderness,” which is why additional search and rescue personnel were requested for Thursday's search through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.

More than 70 volunteers and 7 specially trained dogs were involved within the search. In the afternoon, a search party discovered a chunk of clothing that appeared to belong to Schenk. According to Cromer, she was eventually found 200 meters away.

Cromer said Schenk was reunited along with her family before being taken to the hospital.

MENDOCINO COUNTY – Authorities say they’re looking for a 70-year-old Oakland woman who went missing while mountaineering near Fort Bragg on Tuesday.

Elizabeth Schenk called a friend for help around 9:30 a.m. after she got lost while walking on a logging road near Bruhel Point Road, Mendocino County Sheriff's Capt. Quincy Cromer said in a news release. The friend gave her directions.

Around 11 a.m., the acquaintance became concerned because Schenk had not returned and was not answering her cellphone, Cromer said. The acquaintance recruited neighbors to assist seek for Schenk and at last reported her missing at around 4:45 p.m.

The sheriff's office, together with other law enforcement agencies and the fireplace department, looked for Schenk on Tuesday and Wednesday but didn’t find her, Cromer said.

Schenk is taken into account in danger as a result of her age and various previous illnesses.

Schenk is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall and 140 kilos, with graying brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a white sweater, white vest and white jeans.

Anyone with details about Schenk's whereabouts can call the sheriff's office dispatch center at 707-463-4086.

This is a developing story. Check back later for updates.