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For ref: "Former #Trump prosecutor declined to provide details on hush-money investigation" https://apnews.com/article/trump-bragg-jordan-pomerantz-house-investigation-50ffeb205c50dab473153d8de1db3e7f

Via @emptywheel:

#Pomerantz uses #Bragg's past threats of prosecution for violating GJ secrecy to invoke 5A.

Jordain Carney:

Pomerantz’s opening statement in Judiciary deposition:

“I will not be answering questions that relate to my work in the DA’s office, my book or public statements I have made in the past”

#legal

GOP lawmaker: Former Trump prosecutor declined to provide details on hush-money investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — An ex-prosecutor who once oversaw Manhattan's yearslong investigation of former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined to substantively answer questions at a closed-door deposition Friday of the House Judiciary Committee, according to a Republican lawmaker in the meeting.

Associated Press

Meanwhile, via Klasfeld:

Manhattan DA files notice that he'll dismiss his case against Jim Jordan, now that their settlement paves the way for Mark #Pomerantz's deposition. #Bragg #legal

Alvin Bragg Drops Lawsuit Against Jim Jordan - Political IQ

Alvin Bragg late Friday resolved a subpoena fight with Jim Jordan (R-OH), agreeing to allow former prosecutor Mark Pomerantz's testimony.

Political IQ

ICYMI:

“#Pomerantz is set to testify on May 12 before the panel, and a lawyer from the district attorney’s office will be able to sit in on the deposition, the two sides acknowledged in statements.” #Bragg #GymJordan

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/21/politics/bragg-pomerantz-testify

Via Josh Gerstein:

JUST IN: 2nd Circuit panel WILL hear arguments on the #Pomerantz subpoena Tuesday afternoon in Manhattan. #legal #Bragg

Judge Says Congress Can Question NY Prosecutor in Trump Case - Political IQ

A federal judge has rejected a restraining order request from Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, allowing Congress to question a former prosecutor.

Political IQ
18/x #Pomerantz und ein Kollege traten jedoch etwa zwei Monate später abrupt zurück, und es tauchten schnell Gerüchte auf, dass #Bragg sich geweigert hätte, weitreichende Ermittlungen gegen #Trump, die Pomerantz favorisierte, einzuleiten.
17/x #Pomerantz begann unter dem ehemaligen Bezirksstaatsanwalt von #Manhattan, Cyrus #Vance Jr., mit der Arbeit der Ermittlungen gegen #Trump und setzte sie fort, nachdem #Bragg im Dezember 2021 vereidigt worden war.
14/x und bat um eine Zeugenaussage hinter verschlossenen Türen. (Er unternahm einen ähnlichen Schritt mit #Pomerantz, bevor er seine Vorladung herausgab.)
13/x Die Schlacht um #Pomerantz könnte auch auf einen Kampf zwischen den Republikanern des Repräsentantenhauses und der New Yorker Staatsanwaltschaft hindeuten. Jordan schickte am Freitag einen Brief an Matthew #Colangelo, Senior Counsel der Staatsanwaltschaft von New York County