House GOP's attempt to shut down Alvin Bragg is unlikely to save Trump but could serve despots in training, say oversight experts

• Donald Trump's formal arraignment in Manhattan criminal court sent House Republicans into a tizzy.
• GOP leaders are rushing to scuttle state prosecutors from ever digging into presidential affairs.
• "These set precedents," a former GOP lawmaker told Insider. "And the guardrails continue to erode."

House Republicans rushing to derail Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case against Trump is a stab at the separation of powers that they may live to regret, oversight veterans told Insider.