Bragg rips House Republicans in response to subpoena of former investigator
Misty Severi
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg responded forcefully to House Republicans on Thursday after they subpoenaed a former prosecutor involved in the criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Mark Pomerantz on Thursday. Pomerantz led the investigation into Trump for the DA before he resigned over disagreements with Bragg.
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“The House GOP continues to attempt to undermine an active investigation and ongoing New York criminal case with an unprecedented campaign of harassment and intimidation,” Bragg tweeted. “Repeated efforts to weaken state and local law enforcement actions are an abuse of power and will not deter us from our duty to uphold the law.”
“These elected officials would better serve their constituents and the country, and fulfill their oath of office, by doing their jobs in Congress and not introducing on the sovereignty of the state of New York by interfering in an ongoing criminal matter in state court,” he added.
Jordan accused Pomerantz of resigning as an act of protest to pressure Bragg to reopen the case. Jordan argued the move was politically motivated, according to the subpoena. Pomerantz has publicly revealed certain elements of the case and called for Trump’s conviction.
“In your resignation letter, you prejudged the results of the District Attorney’s investigation, writing that ‘Donald Trump is guilty of numerous felony violations,’ and vowing not to be a ‘passive participant’ to ‘a grave failure of justice,’” Jordan wrote.
“Your public resignation reportedly left District Attorney Bragg ‘deeply stung,’ and caused him to issue an ‘unusual’ public statement ‘emphasizing that the investigation into Trump and his business was far from over,’” he continued.
Jordan previously called for Pomerantz’s testimony but did not issue a subpoena, and Pomerantz refused the call. Jordan is also seeking access to any documents related to Pomerantz’s work while in office.
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The subpoena is the first action taken by the House Judiciary Committee as part of its investigation into Trump’s indictment. The former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The counts center on former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s payment of $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels.
The former president was arraigned on Tuesday, and he pleaded “not guilty” to the charges. Trump will stand trial in New York City in December.