• Pomerantz worked in Bragg’s office and tried to persuade the DA he should prosecute Trump – but quit when Bragg rejected his legal theories
  • It’s unclear if Pomerantz, who wrote a book about the need to prosecute Trump after quitting Bragg’s office, will challenge the subpoena or comply
  • ‘Repeated efforts to weaken state and local law enforcement actions are an abuse of power and will not deter us,’ Bragg wrote in a tweet

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg tore into House Republicans‘ ‘unprecedented campaign of harassment and intimidation’ after Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan subpoenaed prosecutor Mark Pomerantz on Thursday.

Pomerantz worked in Bragg’s office and tried to persuade the DA he should prosecute Trump – but quit when Bragg rejected his legal theories.

It’s unclear if Pomerantz, who wrote a book about the need to prosecute Trump after quitting Bragg’s office, will challenge the subpoena or comply.

‘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 wrote in a tweet.

The Judiciary Committee wrote in its subpoena: ‘Pomerantz publicly criticized Bragg for failing to aggressively prosecute President Trump and even wrote a memoir describing his eagerness to investigate President Trump and disclosing internal deliberations about the investigation.’

The committee cited Pomerantz’ ‘public remarks’ as evidence of bias in the Trump indictment.

‘Pomerantz’s public statements about the investigation strongly suggest that Bragg’s prosecution of President Trump is politically motivated.’

The subpoena told Pomerantz he had no reason to turn down the subpoena since he had already been vocal about the need to prosecute Trump.

‘Based on your unique role as a special assistant district attorney leading the investigation into President Trump’s finances, you are uniquely situated to provide information that is relevant and necessary to inform the Committee’s oversight and potential legislative reforms.’

‘Although the New York County District Attorney’s Office has directed you not to cooperate with our oversight, you have already discussed many of the topics relevant to our oversight in a book you wrote and published in February 2023, as well as in several public interviews to promote your book,’ the subpoena went on.

‘As a result, you have no basis to decline to testify about matters before the Committee that you have already discussed in your book and/or on a prime-time television program with an audience in the millions, including on the basis of any purported duty of confidentiality or privilege interest.’

Jordan also cited a passage from Pomerantz’ book where he describes Trump as a ‘malignant narcissist, and perhaps even a megalomaniac who posed a real danger to the country and the ideals that mattered to [him].’

‘These perceptions appear to have colored your work as a special assistant district attorney, to the point that you even resigned because the investigation into President Trump was not proceeding fast enough for your liking,’ Jordan said.

Jordan had previously asked Pomerantz to give evidence in a deposition voluntarily, but the prosecutor refused, citing objections from Bragg’s office.

The committee chair has previously threatened to hit Bragg himself with a subpoena over the indictment, which came down last week.

The charges were revealed Tuesday and included 24 counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels and ‘catch and kill’ payments through the National Enquirer to Playboy model Karen McDougal and a doorman who purported to have a story on Trump’s alleged love child with a housekeeper.