Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg today accused the House GOP of trying to undermine an active investigation with the subpoena of Mark Pomerantz.
Pomerantz left the Manhattan district attorney’s office right after Bragg took over the investigation because he thought Bragg’s decision at the time to “indefinitely” suspend the investigation into Trump was “misguided.”
A letter sent by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) outlines revelations that were made by Pomerantz in his book that was published in February, “People vs. Donald Trump: An Inside Account.”
In his statement, Bragg began, “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.”
“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,” Bragg insisted.
Bragg then advised that “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.”
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— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) April 6, 2023
As we previously reported, according to the letter sent to Pomerantz, “the committee is conducting oversight of the New York County District Attorney’s unprecedented indictment of a former President of the United States and current declared candidate for that office.”
Jordan expressed concern in the letter that the indictment of Donald Trump could have a negative effect in the future on presidents doing what is best for the nation out of fear of retaliation.
According to Jordan, a request for Pomerantz to voluntarily appear was sent out on March 22, 2023 and a response declining the invitation was received on March 27, 2023.
Jordan noted that the Supreme Court has recognized that Congress has a “broad and indispensable” power to conduct oversight, which “encompasses inquiries into the administration of existing laws, studies of proposed laws, and surveys in our social, economic or political system for the purpose of enabling Congress to remedy them.”
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