In win for Jordan, judge denies Bragg's request to block GOP congressional subpoena
The Manhattan district attorney's office said it'll seek a stay pending appeal. A federal judge has denied Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's request to block a congressional subpoena for a former prosecutor in Bragg's office who investigated former President Donald Trump. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on Wednesday declined to enjoin the subpoena for testimony about Trump's indictment, clearing the way for Mark Pomerantz to be interviewed privately Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee. Pomerantz was a special assistant district attorney who resigned in 2022 over Bragg's unwillingness to pursue a case against Trump. After Pomerantz left Bragg's office, he wrote a memoir about his experience, telling ABC News in February he felt "strongly you do have to apply the same legal standards to everyone, regardless of your president or pauper." Rep. Jim Jordan, speaks during a House Select Subcommittee hearing on the Coronavirus pandemi...