Judge Sides With Rep. Jordan, Denies DA Bragg’s Request to Block House GOP Subpoena
NEW YORK—A federal judge in Manhattan ruled on April 19 that the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and its chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), can subpoena a former prosecutor who worked for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, a Trump appointee, ordered that the congressional panel has the authority to become involved in the investigation of former President Donald Trump.
Specifically, Vyskocil granted—over Bragg’s objection—that Jordan could subpoena Mark Pomerantz, a former prosecutor in Bragg’s office, for his testimony related to the DA’s investigation of Trump.
The ruling indicates Bragg’s lawsuit is “pretty much dead,” Michael Scotto, who worked 23 years as a prosecutor in the Manhattan DA’s office, told The Epoch Times in an interview following the hearing….