Federal Judge Lays Smackdown On Alvin Bragg - Jim Jordan Scores Massive Victory

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Folks, Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan District Attorney, who has taken former President Donald Trump to task and indicted him, well, he just got

smacked down by a judge and Jim Jordan has won the day

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It really helps us out. So what happened is Alvin Bragg's assistant, Pomerantz, was asked or

subpoenaed to testify before Congress about how federal funds are being used in the Trump investigation, indictment, and prosecution, and

Alvin Bragg sent a lawsuit of his own to block that subpoena

You know, and he claimed all kinds of things, that it was politically motivated, which is rich for him to say, and other things that he

shouldn't have to testify or his office shouldn't have to testify. Well, the judge smacked that down and the testifying is due tomorrow

Now they are appealing it, but you know, time is of the essence and time is running out

Let's take a look at this report from CNN as the news broke. Tonight, a federal judge just issued a new ruling in the showdown between

the Manhattan District Attorney and House Republicans, the judge denying District Attorney Alvin Bragg's request to block the congressional

subpoena of a former prosecutor. All of this coming from Bragg's role in Donald Trump's indictment

CNN's Kara Skinnell is outside the courthouse in Manhattan. Kara, so what does this ruling mean

Well, Alex, this ruling came just two hours after a spirited oral argument in the courthouse just behind me, the judge issuing this

written order in which she denied the District Attorney Alvin Bragg's request to block a subpoena for former prosecutor Mark Pomeranz's testimony

Now, the judge said there was a lot of politics at play on both sides, but she said the issue before her was this particular subpoena and the

question whether Congress had a legislative purpose in issuing the subpoena. Now, the House lawyers argued that they did have a subpoena

and even one of Bragg's attorneys conceded in court that the Congress

did have a right to oversee the use of federal funds. They said that they used about $5,000 for their broad investigation

into the former president. The judge agreed, and in her order, she wrote, it is not the role of the

federal judiciary to dictate what legislation Congress may consider or how it should conduct its deliberations in that connection

Mr. Pomeranz must appear for the congressional deposition. No one is above the law

The judge also criticized Pomeranz, saying that he put himself in this

in this predicament because of the book that he wrote. That was a tell-all, essentially, of his time in the DA's office

At various points during the hearing, she held up a copy of the book. You know, but of course, here, Alex, time is of the essence

The deposition is set for tomorrow. And speaking of time, does the district attorney have time to appeal

Well, they've already noticed the judge that they're asking for a stay of the deposition, saying, you know, could you postpone this deposition at some point

in the future to give them time to go to the federal appeals court to have

them look at the merits, the real legal arguments in this case. Now, the DA's office also told the judge that Pomeranz himself is going to seek

emergency relief by the federal appeals court. But it's a question of how quickly does this appeals court act because the

deposition is set for tomorrow in Washington, D.C. at 10 a.m. You know, we have not heard the house did issue a statement saying that this

did validate their subpoena and they look forward to this testimony. But it really will be a question here of how quickly does the appeals court rule

and whether Pomeranz will give this testimony. Now, the house attorney is in court today

Also, we're saying that they will not hold Pomeranz in contempt of court

tomorrow if he doesn't answer questions. They said there is a process, but this all still remains to be seen how it will play out

So as you can see, things not looking good. So as you can see, things not looking great for Alvin Bragg, are they

It's funny how the law works, Alvin. Sometimes you're the one holding the hammer

Sometimes you're the nail, huh? Folks, I want to thank you for joining us here at Explain America

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