Key takeaways:
- Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney, has filed a federal lawsuit against Jim Jordan, Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman, accusing him of a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” him over his prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
- Bragg is asking a judge to invalidate the subpoenas that Jordan has issued or plans to issue as part of the investigation.
- Bragg has called Jordan’s actions an “unprecedently brazen and unconstitutional attack” of an ongoing investigation and has asked the court to block the subpoenas and protect the privileged material from being disclosed.
The Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, has filed a federal lawsuit against Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, accusing him of a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” him over his prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
In the suit, Bragg claims that allowing Jordan’s demands, including subpoenaing former Assistant DA Mark Pomerantz, would cause “imminent irreparable harm if the secret and privileged material is compelled to be disclosed.” Bragg is asking a judge to invalidate the subpoenas that Jordan has issued or plans to issue as part of the investigation.
Jordan, R-Ohio, is seeking testimony from Pomerantz, who previously oversaw the Trump investigation. Bragg’s suit asks the court to block Jordan’s subpoena of Pomerantz.
The former president pleaded not guilty last week to 34 felony counts. Jordan has argued that the Manhattan District Attorney’s office is biased against Trump and has sought to investigate the case.
Bragg has called Jordan’s actions an “unprecedently brazen and unconstitutional attack” of an ongoing investigation. He has asked the court to block the subpoenas and protect the privileged material from being disclosed. The case is ongoing and a decision is expected soon.
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