Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday fired back after House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) issued a subpoena to a former Manhattan prosecutor as part of the GOP investigation into the indictment of former President Donald Trump.
In a statement published on Twitter, the House Judiciary Committee said that Jordan “subpoenaed former New York County Special Assistant District Attorney Mark Pomerantz to appear before the Committee for a deposition. As a special assistant district attorney, Pomerantz led the investigation into President Donald Trump’s finances before resigning in protest after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s initial reluctance to move forward with charges against President Trump.”
“Pomerantz publicly criticized Bragg for failing to aggressively prosecute President Trump and even wrote a memoir describing his eagerness to investigate President Trump and disclosing internal deliberations about the investigation,” the statement added.
The subpoena follows Trump’s arrest and arraignment on 34 felony counts in an election interference case that centers around alleged hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. Trump pleaded not guilty and has denied wrongdoing.
The action from the House GOP prompted a response from Bragg.
“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’s statement said.
“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 intruding on the sovereignty of the state of New York by interfering in an ongoing criminal matter in state court.”
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— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) April 6, 2023
