Judge denies Bragg’s bid to block House GOP’s subpoena…in NY Trump case

Source: The Hill | April 19, 2023 | Zach Schonfeld

Judge denies Bragg’s bid to block House GOP’s subpoena of Mark Pomerantz in NY Trump case

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Mark Pomerantz, who was previously involved in the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation of former President Trump, must face a House Judiciary Committee subpoena.

U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil’s 25-page order rejects a request from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) to block House Republicans from questioning Pomerantz, who resigned from Bragg’s office last year.

“The subpoena was issued with a ‘valid legislative purpose’ in connection with the ‘broad’ and ‘indispensable’ congressional power to ‘conduct investigations,’” ruled Vyskocil, a Trump appointee. “It is not the role of the federal judiciary to dictate what legislation Congress may consider or how it should conduct its deliberations in that connection. Mr. Pomerantz must appear for the congressional deposition. No one is above the law.”

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has sought to investigate Bragg’s criminal prosecution of Trump, subpoenaing Pomerantz and asking another employee to turn over personal emails about his hiring process in recent days.

Vyskocil asked the parties to reach a “mutually agreeable compromise” regarding how Pomerantz’s deposition, currently scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, will proceed.

Bragg’s office filed a notice of appeal within minutes, indicating he will ask the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for emergency relief “as soon as possible this evening.” In a court filing, Bragg’s office said it has also reached out to the House Judiciary Committee to delay the deposition.

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