Despite the Manhattan DA’s assertion that House Republicans are attempting to obstruct his investigation into former President Donald Trump, a former prosecutor for that office must show up for a deposition before the House Judiciary Committee.
In a decision issued on Wednesday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil agreed with the committee’s justifications for its subpoena of former prosecutor Mark Pomerantz, which were made under the leadership of Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.
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A Trump candidate named Vyskocil stated, “The subpoena was issued with a ‘valid legislative purpose’ in conjunction with the ‘broad’ and ‘indispensable’ congressional right to ‘conduct investigations. For the congressional deposition, Mr. Pomerantz must show up. Nobody is exempt from the law.
Bragg filed a lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan last week, saying that the committee and Jordan are unfairly interfering with his investigation of Trump for political purposes.
Jordan stated that Bragg’s study is political in nature. Pomerantz, who was engaged in the DA’s probe of Trump, was summoned to speak before his committee on Thursday.
In her judgment, Vyskocil made fun of Bragg’s 50-page lawsuit, noting that “the first 35 pages of the Complaint have little to do about the subpoena at issue and are nothing less than of a public relations tirade about former President and current presidential hopeful Donald Trump.” The DA’s office did not respond immediately.
Manhattan DA Bragg’s attorneys said they would request a stay from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals if Vyskocil didn’t find in their favor at an earlier hearing in the matter on Wednesday. It was sent early on Wednesday night. Pomerantz also made an impression.
Wednesday night, Vyskocil rejected Manhattan DA’s plea for a temporary reprieve while he files an appeal, stating that he is “not likely to succeed on the merits of any appeal.” Thus, unless the appeals court intervenes earlier, the deposition is expected to occur Thursday morning as scheduled.
