The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee cited an unlikely inspiration — the Democratic-run Jan. 6 panel — in its response today to Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg as the two sides battle over the GOP’s attempt to investigate the New York prosecution of Trump.
The chamber broadly defended Congress’ power to enforce subpoenas -- including those in the escalating Republican investigation of Donald Trump’s New York indictment.The House Judiciary Committee cited an unlikely inspiration — the Democratic-run Jan. 6 panel — in its Monday response to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as the two sides battle over the GOP’s attempt to investigate the New York prosecution of Donald Trump.
As precedent for courts rejecting recent challenges to congressional subpoenas in recent months, the House’s brief cites the Jan. 6 committee’s litigation against four people: John Eastman, a top architect of the former president’s bid to overturn the 2020 election; Katherine Friess, a lawyer working with Trump ally Rudy Giuliani; Kelli Ward, the chair of the Arizona GOP; and Mark Meadows, former Trump chief of staff.
While Congress has some narrow limits on its investigative powers, courts generally defer to lawmakers’ broad authority to investigate anything with a conceivable “legislative purpose.” Bragg has contended that no such purpose exists behind Jordan’s bid to subpoena Pomerantz and delve into the decision-making behind Bragg’s indictment of Trump earlier this month.
The Judiciary Committee repeatedly emphasized that Pomerantz’s willingness to share internal details of the Bragg office’s Trump probe in his book undercut any potential privilege claims he might make against a subpoena. Bragg, the committee noted, didn’t take legal action to block Pomerantz’s book or his subsequent media interviews about it.
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