Prosecutors in U.S. Marine veteran <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/daniel-penny" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel Penny</a>&#8216;s case, who pled not guilty on Wednesday in Jordan Neely&#8217;s subway chokehold death last month, said they have additional cellphone video from witnesses of the incident.
Penny has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daniel-penny-pleads-not-guilty-to-charges-over-jordan-neelys-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> of killing Neely in New York City last month after placing him in a chokehold on the floor of a Manhattan subway car. Witnesses said Neely was making threatening comments toward passengers on board the vehicle, prompting the U.S. Marine to subdue Neely.
&#8220;He was pacing back and forth on the car,&#8221; Penny said. &#8220;I came from behind and put him in a chokehold. People in the subway were afraid for their safety.&#8221;
Court documents filed on Wednesday reported by the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/28/daniel-penny-pleads-not-guiltyto-manslaughter-charge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a> said prosecutors claim they obtained at least five other cellphone videos from three separate witnesses in the deadly incident, which they plan to use as evidence in an upcoming trial.
The documents also state prosecutors have two witnesses&#8217; videotaped statements, two MTA surveillance videos, and police body camera footage. Other disclosures in the documents from prosecutors include a videotaped statement that Penny made to police the day of the incident before authorities released him without charges.
&#8220;He came on, threw all his s*** down, was very aggressive, going crazy,&#8221; Penny told police, according to the court document. &#8220;I was behind him, put him in a choke,&#8221; adding Neely was &#8220;acting irate, dropping things on the floor, saying he doesn&#8217;t care if he goes to jail.&#8221;
Neely, a homeless man with over 40 arrests, had a known history of mental issues before he died. His most recent arrest happened in November 2021, when authorities charged him with felony assault after being accused of &#8220;slugging a 67-year-old female stranger in the face.&#8221;
After pleading guilty to the latter charge, Neely reportedly failed to appear in court, leading to an active warrant for his arrest at the time of his death.
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After Neely&#8217;s death, Penny surrendered to authorities on May 12.
Penny was indicted on June 14 after New York officials promised to investigate the incident. He pled not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and negligent homicide before being freed on $100,000 bail.
“Daniel Penny stands indicted for Manslaughter after allegedly putting Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold for several minutes until and after he stopped moving,&#8221; Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg said in a <a href="https://manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-announces-manslaughter-indictment-of-daniel-penny-for-the-death-of-jordan-neely/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release.</a> &#8220;I hope Mr. Neely’s loved ones are on the path towards healing as they continue to mourn this tragic loss.&#8221;
Penny faces up to 19 years in prison if convicted on both counts.
&#8220;We are a long way off from trial, but all the evidence we&#8217;ve seen is that our client acted under the law,&#8221; said Thomas Keniff, a lawyer for Penny.
Penny&#8217;s defense team has consistently maintained his innocence, saying the evidence is in their favor.
&#8220;While we respect the decision of the grand jury to move this case forward to trial, it should be noted that the standard of proof in a grand jury is very low, and there has been no finding of wrongdoing,&#8221; Steven Raiser, also an attorney for Penny, said. &#8220;We&#8217;re confident that when a trial jury is tasked with weighing the evidence, they will find Daniel Penny&#8217;s actions on that train were fully justified.&#8221;
Attorneys for Neely&#8217;s family praised the indictment.
&#8220;The grand jury&#8217;s decision tells our city and our nation that &#8216;no one is above the law&#8217; no matter how much money they raise, no matter what affiliations they claim, and no matter what distorted stories they tell in interviews,&#8221; Neely&#8217;s family lawyers said.
Penny is scheduled to appear in court next on October 25.
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

Daniel Penny Arraigned In Subway Chokehold Death Of Jordan Neely

Prosecutors Plan To Use More Footage, Statements From Jordan Neely’s NYC Subway Death In Upcoming Trial: Report

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Jordan Neely

New York City

U.S.

New York Attorney General <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/letitia-james" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letitia James</a> said on Tuesday that she expects state-level cases against <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> to be &#8220;adjourned&#8221; as the federal prosecution against the former president plays out, increasing the prospect for high-profile investigations to stretch deep into the 2024 election season and possibly beyond.
During an interview for the <a href="https://twitter.com/PodSaveAmerica/status/1668441446968594432?cxt=HHwWgMDQ8f-pv6cuAAAA">Pod Save America</a>, James predicted the scheduling of special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s documents case would push back her <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/nyregion/trump-letitia-james-deposition.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fraud lawsuit </a>against Trump and his business empire, as well as the criminal cases brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Georgia&#8217;s Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
&#8220;In all likelihood, I believe that my case, as well as DA Bragg and the Georgia case, will unfortunately have to be adjourned pending the outcome of the federal case,” James said. “So it all depends upon the scheduling of this particular case.”
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NEW: &quot;In all likelihood, I believe that my case [against former President Trump], as well as DA Bragg and the Georgia case, will unfortunately have to be adjourned pending the outcome of the federal case.&quot; —<a href="https://twitter.com/NewYorkStateAG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NewYorkStateAG</a> Letitia James <a href="https://t.co/y9XTziJUZN">pic.twitter.com/y9XTziJUZN</a>
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The comments were posted to Twitter in the hours before Trump is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-miami-arraignment-dedicated-fans-pardon-challenge-and-bomb-scare" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expected</a> to appear in a Miami federal courtroom to be arraigned following a grand jury indictment that resulted from Smith&#8217;s investigation into the former president&#8217;s handling of classified documents after leaving office. Trump <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/09/us/trump-indictment-document-annotated.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faces</a> 31 alleged violations of the Espionage Act for &#8220;willful retention&#8221; of national defense information as well as counts related to obstruction of justice and false statements. Smith <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/special-counsel-jack-smith-vows-speedy-trial-for-trump-cites-gravity-of-alleged-crimes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> last week his team would &#8220;seek a speedy trial&#8221; in that case.
James also said she thinks &#8220;everyone is concerned&#8221; about the appointment of U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump nominee, to oversee the documents case, noting that her rulings could dictate the pace of the trial.
Some legal experts have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cannon-fire-the-familiar-judge-overseeing-trumps-docs-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> on Cannon to recuse herself while citing past rulings tied to the documents matter, particularly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/court-blocks-special-master-review-of-mar-a-lago-documents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one</a> in favor of Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/special-counsel-jack-smith-is-trying-trumps-document-case-in-florida-heres-why" target="_blank" rel="noopener">request</a> for a special master to weed out privileged materials the FBI seized from Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, which got overturned by a federal appeals court.
Trump has already been criminally charged in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/famed-attorney-dershowitz-blasts-doj-bragg-over-trump-investigations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hush-money case</a> brought by Bragg, and a trial has been scheduled for March. Trump may also face charges more charges <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/georgia-prosecutor-reveal-charging-decisions-trump-probe-summer-rcna81242" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this summer</a> from the inquiry run by Willis, who is investigating his conduct in relation to the 2020 election. A trial has been <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-trump-trial-date-ny-civil-fraud-case-written-stone-2023-03-21/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set</a> for October in the $250 million lawsuit James brought against Trump, members of his family, and the Trump Organization.
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Pete Skandalakis, director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, cast doubt upon the assertion that the documents case could disrupt the scheduling of others. Though he noted some exceptions that could lead to a pause, Skandalakis said his research staffers have found “no law that gives the federal government the ability to go first,&#8221; according to the <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/live-updates/trump-federal-indictment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atlanta Journal-Constitution</a>.
Trump broadly denies any wrongdoing, claiming he is being subject to a &#8220;witch hunt&#8221; as he runs again for the presidency in 2024. Trump is expected to deliver remarks Tuesday evening after traveling to his club in Bedminster, New Jersey, following his arraignment.

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A legal defense fundraiser for Marine veteran Daniel Penny <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/givesendgo-campaign-raises-more-than-400k-for-daniel-penny" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continues to skyrocket</a>, hitting the million-dollar mark on Saturday.
Penny, 24, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marine-vet-accused-of-killing-jordan-neely-turns-himself-in-after-charge-against-him-revealed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged</a> Friday with manslaughter in the death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Video footage showed the marine veteran put Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold after witnesses say Neely was threatening passengers on a New York City subway. Penny&#8217;s attorneys started a <a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/daniel_penny" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GiveSendGo fundraiser</a> to help him with his legal defense and has nearly 25,000 donations totaling over $1 million as of Saturday afternoon.
“Daniel Penny is a twenty-four-year-old college student and decorated Marine veteran, facing a criminal investigation stemming from him protecting individuals on [an] NYC subway train from an assailant who later died,” the fundraiser says. “Funds are being raised to pay Mr. Penny’s legal fees incurred from any criminal charges filed and any future civil lawsuits that may arise, as well as expenses related to his defense.”
Many of the donations come from anonymous donors giving small amounts. Comments praising the Marine for his actions on the subway and expressing disbelief that he was charged with a crime flooded the fundraising platform.
“I am a 76 year old male a wounded combat veteran of the Vietnam War also a retired sgt from the NYPD I just can&#8217;t believe how 😳 this country has become,” a comment from Johnny V read.
“When somebody steps up in defense against a terrifying, ranting bully, that somebody should be applauded and not persecuted. We need more Daniel Perrys in this world!” donor Alfredo Rodriguez said.
The fundraiser benefited from a Friday night <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-promotes-fundraiser-for-marine-veteran-daniel-penny-we-must-defeat-the-soros-funded-das" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweet</a> by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who referred to Penny as a “Good Samaritan” and directed people to the campaign.
“We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs, stop the Left&#8217;s pro-criminal agenda, and take back the streets for law abiding citizens,” DeSantis said.
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We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs, stop the Left&#39;s pro-criminal agenda, and take back the streets for law abiding citizens. We stand with Good Samaritans like Daniel Penny. Let’s show this Marine&#8230; America’s got his back. <a href="https://t.co/uQXZuT19Mo">https://t.co/uQXZuT19Mo</a>
&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantisFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonDeSantisFL/status/1657212176178855939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Penny took down Neely, who passengers said was threatening people on the subway and saying that he didn’t care if he went to jail. The Marine veteran put Neely in a chokehold, which the New York City medical examiner said killed him, ruling the incident a homicide, but criminal proceedings must determine Penny’s intent or culpability.
Neely had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marine-vet-accused-of-killing-jordan-neely-turns-himself-in-after-charge-against-him-revealed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">over 40 prior arrests</a>, including for violent crimes, and struggled with mental health issues. Two years ago, he was arrested for punching a 67-year-old female in the face and knocking her to the ground as she exited a subway station. Neely was also arrested for attempting to kidnap a 7-year-old girl he was seen dragging down a street, according to the New York Daily News.

Donations Continue To Flood Defense Fund For Marine Vet Charged In Death Of Jordan Neely, Surpass $1M

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Two years ago, the wife of New York City’s then-mayor told residents to stand up for fellow residents to stop street harassment, including by “physically intervening” – an act for which Marine Daniel Penny was taken into custody for on Friday.
In March 2021, during the height of the &#8220;Defund the Police&#8221; movement and concern about racist attacks against Asians, Chirlane McCray — the wife of then-mayor Bill de Blasio and co-chair of New York City’s Task Force on Racial Inclusion and Equity — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chirlane-mccray-deblasio-asks-citizens-intervene-crime-after-defund-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> that people should take things into their own hands.
“As attacks on Asian American communities continue, we’re asking New Yorkers to show up for their neighbors and intervene when witnessing hateful violence or harassment. I know that can be frightening when you aren’t sure what to do or say, but you can learn,” she said on Twitter.
NYPD statistics for 2020, the most recent available when McCray issued her call to stop people who were harassing Asians, show that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chirlane-mccray-deblasio-asks-citizens-intervene-crime-after-defund-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most people</a> arrested for such hate crimes were black, The Daily Wire reported.
She shared five tactics for “interrupting” the harassment, including “Direct: Respond directly to the aggressor or <a href="https://twitter.com/NYCFirstLady109/status/1368299633781399554" target="_blank" rel="noopener">physically intervene</a> and only after assessing the situation. Be confident, assertive, calm.”
Her remarks were even shared in the military publication <a href="https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/03/nyc-first-lady-asks-citizens-to-physically-intervene-in-violent-crime-after-city-defunded-police/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">American Military News</a>, where Penny might have seen them.
But when Penny intervened after a violent criminal named Jordan Neely was harassing people on a subway train, according to witnesses, he was charged with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marine-vet-accused-of-killing-jordan-neely-turns-himself-in-after-charge-against-him-revealed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">second-degree manslaughter</a> by New York’s district attorney, Alvin Bragg. Penny had put Neely in a chokehold to restrain him, then put him in the “recovery position” after the threat was neutralized, video showed, but Neely died.
McCray was sharing techniques from a nonprofit called Right To Be, previously called Hollaback, that is dedicated to stopping street harassment. The group calls the advice the &#8220;5 Ds.&#8221; The group runs <a href="https://righttobe.org/upcoming-free-trainings/">trainings</a> on “bystander intervention” and “stand[ing] up against street harassment,” including at schools and for teacher certification.
Right To Be&#8217;s says in 2022 it joined with the NYC Commission on Gender Equity and the NYC Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence “leveraging Right To Be’s 5Ds methodology.” More recent materials seem to have <a href="https://twitter.com/Raahgiri_Fdn/status/1650388499881762819" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dropped</a> “physically intervening” from the fifth D.
Despite its mission positing street harassment as an important issue, the nonprofit appeared to characterize Neely in sympathetic terms. “Jordan Neely’s violent death while experiencing a mental health crisis and pleading for help is a direct result of our failure, as a city and as a community, to invest in the public health infrastructure and support that could have spared his life,” it <a href="https://twitter.com/fountainhouse/status/1655649146001317908">retweeted</a> May 8.
Neely regularly harassed people on the subway and streets and was previously arrested for <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/jordan-neely-history-attacks-subway-riders-nyc-chokehold-death">attacking</a> an elderly woman.
Right To Be, which received a grant in 2017 from <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/past?filter_keyword=hollaback&amp;grant_id=OR2016-32410">George Soros&#8217;</a> Open Society Foundations, is focused heavily on racial identity. It says it is preserving the “Right to be” “Black,” “Latinx,” “LGBTQIA+,” “Asian,” “Muslim,” and “more,” but it does not explicitly include white or Marine, like Penny.
Right To Be did not return a request for comment from The Daily Wire on its view on the Penny-Neely incident as specialists in intervention and opposition to street harassment. Its president is Emily May, who goes by the pronouns she/they and is a member of the mayor’s appointed Street Harassment Prevention Advisory Board.
On April 17, Right To Be retweeted <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSafecityApp/status/1647986793873113088" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a post</a> about how horrible street harassment is: “Street Harassment is a continuous form of silencing victims. It creates a cycle of abuse, where everyday people are taught to walk fast and ignore comments, instead of fighting to be free to walk anywhere!”
But that opposition to antisocial behavior appeared conditional on the race of the culprit. That same day, it retweeted the dubious claim that black children often face gun violence at the hands of <a href="https://twitter.com/DrBlackDeer/status/1648137815446650880" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“white supremacists.”</a>

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Former NYC First Lady Told Residents To ‘Physically Intervene’ To Stop Street Harassment

NYC First Lady Told Residents To ‘Physically Intervene’ To Stop Street Harassment

Bill de Blasio

Social Issues

Marine veteran Daniel Penny turned himself in to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City</a> police on Friday morning after learning that he would face a second-degree manslaughter charge over the death of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jordan-neely" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jordan Neely</a>.
Neely, a homeless man with over 40 arrests and a history of mental health issues, was placed in a chokehold by Penny on a New York City subway after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marine-who-put-jordan-neely-in-chokehold-on-nyc-subway-to-face-criminal-charges-over-his-death-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">witnesses say</a> Neely embarked on an aggressive rant and began screaming that he did not care if he went to jail. 
“This morning, Daniel Penny surrendered at the 5th Precinct at the request of the New York County District Attorney’s office. He did so voluntarily and with the sort of dignity and integrity that is characteristic of his history of service to this grateful nation,” <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/12/daniel-penny-surrenders-to-police-in-fatal-chokehold-of-jordan-neely/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Thomas Kenniff, a lawyer for Penny. 
The decision to charge Penny was made by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and came after protests over Neely’s death. Video shows Penny, 24, arriving at the 5th Precinct in lower Manhattan to surrender to police. He is expected to be arraigned on Friday afternoon. If convicted, Penny could face 15 years in prison. 
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HAPPENING NOW: Daniel Penny surrendered to authorities at the NYPD’s 5th precinct. He’s facing a 2nd degree manslaughter charge in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nbc4ny?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nbc4ny</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JordanNeely?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JordanNeely</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NYC</a> <a href="https://t.co/1ZRsW4LXL2">pic.twitter.com/1ZRsW4LXL2</a>
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The NYC medical examiner said last week that Neely died from a “chokehold” and ruled the incident a “homicide,” although criminal proceedings would be necessary to determine intent or culpability.
A statement from Penny’s lawyers said that he, alongside others, acted in self-defense to protect other passengers on the subway. 
“When Mr. Neely began aggressively threatening Daniel Penny and the other passengers, Daniel, with the help of others, acted to protect themselves, until help arrived. Daniel never intended to harm Mr. Neely and could not have foreseen his untimely death,” the statement said. 
Neely had an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-details-emerge-about-altercation-between-unstable-nyc-homeless-man-and-decorated-marine-criminal-charges-weighed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">extensive criminal history</a>, including several guilty pleas for violence-related charges. Two years ago, he was arrested for punching a 67-year-old female in the face and knocking her to the ground as she exited a subway station, as well as for attempting to kidnap a 7-year-old girl he was seen dragging down a street, according to The New York Daily News. 
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He pleaded guilty to felony assault over the first incident but never completed his alternative-to-incarceration program, for which he missed a compliance court date in February, and pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child over the second incident and was sentenced to four months in jail.

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Marine Vet Accused Of Killing Jordan Neely Turns Himself In After Charge Against Him Revealed

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Manhattan District Attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alvin-bragg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alvin Bragg</a>&#8216;s team asked a judge to place limits on Donald Trump&#8217;s access to evidence in the criminal case against the former president.
Catherine McCaw, an assistant district attorney, submitted a filing on Tuesday that reportedly seeks to prevent Trump from reviewing certain sensitive material without his lawyers present and block the former president from making copies of those records. The filing also requests that Trump be barred from publicizing the prosecution&#8217;s evidence in the discovery phase leading up to the trial.
Trump being under <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/congress-gains-access-to-biden-trump-and-pence-classified-docs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">federal investigation</a> for his handling of classified materials &#8220;gives rise to significant concern that defendant will similarly misuse grand jury and other sensitive materials here,&#8221; McCaw wrote, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/nyregion/trump-bragg-gag-order.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>.
The publication said a lawyer for Trump declined to comment. The judge overseeing the case, Juan Manuel Merchan, did not issue an immediate ruling on the requests. McCaw asked for a hearing next week.
Bragg has accused Trump of trying to cover up hush-money payments, including to adult film star Stormy Daniels, in a bid to conceal damaging information as part of a “catch-and-kill” scheme to influence the 2016 election. Trump, who is months into a 2024 presidential campaign, denies any wrongdoing and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-indicted-on-34-felony-counts-of-conspiracy-falsifying-business-records-pleads-not-guilty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a> to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
McCaw also claimed that the former president may attack witnesses and others involved in the case.
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Trump &#8220;has a longstanding and perhaps singular history of attacking witnesses, investigators, prosecutors, trial jurors, grand jurors, judges, and others involved in legal proceedings against him,&#8221; McCaw wrote, according to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-prosecutors-evidence-use-3bfb585a084df90305dc410957d1ef6d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Associated Press</a>. This behavior puts &#8220;those individuals and their families at considerable safety risk,&#8221; the prosecutor added.
In <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manhattan-da-sues-jim-jordan-in-fight-over-trump-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a lawsuit Bragg&#8217;s lawyers filed</a> to block Trump probe-focused subpoenas from House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), a challenge that has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manhattan-da-drops-appeal-to-block-ex-trump-investigator-from-testifying-to-house-judiciary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">since been dropped</a>, <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015.1.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the complaint said</a> Trump &#8220;in particular has threatened New York officials with violent and racist vitriol.&#8221; As an example, the suit mentioned Trump calling Bragg, who is black, a &#8220;SOROS BACKED ANIMAL,&#8221; and a Truth Social post appearing to show Trump &#8220;threateningly&#8221; wielding a baseball bat next to an image of Bragg, among other things.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

Manhattan DA Moves To Restrict Trump’s Access To Some Evidence

Manhattan DA Moves To Restrict Trump's Access To Evidence

Manhattan

Manhattan District Attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alvin-bragg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alvin Bragg</a> dropped his appeal of a ruling that determined a former prosecutor from his office must testify to the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee about the criminal investigation into former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>.
Both sides released statements on Friday night announcing an end to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-rules-house-gop-can-subpoena-ex-prosecutor-from-trump-probe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legal standoff</a> over a subpoena sent to former special assistant district attorney Mark Pomerantz, who <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/prosecutor-says-trump-guilty-of-numerous-felonies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insisted</a> Trump was &#8220;guilty of numerous felony violations&#8221; long before a grand jury indicted the former president over an alleged “catch-and-kill” scheme to influence the 2016 election.
“This evening, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office withdrew its appeal in Bragg v. Jordan. Mr. Pomerantz’s deposition will go forward on May 12, and we look forward to his appearance,&#8221; said Russell Dye, a spokesperson for Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH).
Bragg&#8217;s office explained that the breakthrough hinged on a deal allowing one of its lawyers to attend the deposition, which is now set to take place weeks later than was originally planned.
“Our successful stay of this subpoena blocked the immediate deposition and afforded us the time necessary to coordinate with the House Judiciary Committee on an agreement that protects the District Attorney’s privileges and interests,&#8221; Bragg&#8217;s office said in a statement.
“We are pleased with this resolution, which ensures any questioning of our former employee will take place in the presence of our General Counsel on a reasonable, agreed upon timeframe. We are gratified that the Second Circuit’s ruling provided us with the opportunity to successfully resolve this dispute,” Bragg&#8217;s office added.
Jordan is conducting an investigation into the Manhattan case. Trump, who is months into a 2024 presidential campaign, denies any wrongdoing and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-indicted-on-34-felony-counts-of-conspiracy-falsifying-business-records-pleads-not-guilty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a> to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
In seeking Pomerantz&#8217;s testimony, Jordan <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jordan-subpoenas-ex-prosecutor-from-trump-probe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent a subpoena</a>, saying the former prosecutor’s statements about the inquiry suggested the Manhattan district attorney’s case was politically motivated. Bragg, a Democrat, then filed a lawsuit seeking to block the subpoena while accusing Jordan of &#8220;obstruction and interference.&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67168488/45/bragg-v-jordan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bragg&#8217;s team</a> and <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015.47.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pomerantz</a> moved to appeal on Wednesday after U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, a Trump appointee, found Jordan&#8217;s subpoena had been &#8220;issued with a &#8216;valid legislative purpose&#8217; in connection with the &#8216;broad&#8217; and &#8216;indispensable&#8217; congressional power to &#8216;conduct investigations,'&#8221; and ruled that Pomerantz must appear for a congressional deposition.
The deposition did not take place as scheduled on Thursday morning as the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan <a href="https://twitter.com/Jose_Pagliery/status/1649025240352038916" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreed to a pause</a> while the next stage of the legal challenge got underway.
In a tweet Friday night, after an agreement had been struck, the House Judiciary Committee dispensed with diplomacy. &#8220;Bragg caved. [Jim Jordan] won,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1649569189114306561" target="_blank" rel="noopener">it said</a>.

Manhattan DA Drops Appeal To Block Ex-Trump Investigator From Testifying To House Judiciary

Standoff Over Ex-Trump Investigator Ends

Jim Jordan

A former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/manhattan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manhattan</a> prosecutor must testify to the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee about the criminal investigation into former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>, a judge ruled on Wednesday.
Following a hearing, U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015.44.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued a ruling</a> that rejected Manhattan District Attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alvin-bragg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alvin Bragg</a>&#8216;s request to block a subpoena aimed at Mark Pomerantz, who has been adamant that Trump should be charged.
&#8220;The subpoena was issued with a &#8216;valid legislative purpose&#8217; in connection with the &#8216;broad&#8217; and &#8216;indispensable&#8217; congressional power to &#8216;conduct investigations,'&#8221; Vyskocil, a Trump appointee, wrote in her ruling.
&#8220;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,&#8221; the judge added. &#8220;Mr. Pomerantz must appear for the congressional deposition. No one is above the law.&#8221;
Pomerantz abruptly resigned along with one other Manhattan prosecutor leading the Trump inquiry in February of last year after Bragg <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/nyregion/trump-ny-fraud-investigation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly expressed doubts</a> about the case he inherited from his predecessor. In a <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/prosecutor-says-trump-guilty-of-numerous-felonies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resignation letter</a> that later came to light, Pomerantz <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/prosecutor-says-trump-guilty-of-numerous-felonies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insisted</a> Trump was “guilty of numerous felony violations.” He has since <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/nyregion/trump-investigation-prosecutors-law-firm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opened a law firm</a> with the other prosecutor who quit, Carey Dunne, and earlier this year participated in a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/05/politics/mark-pomerantz-donald-trump-60-minutes/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">media tour</a> for a new book called <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/People-vs-Donald-Trump/Mark-Pomerantz/9781668022443" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“People vs. Donald Trump.”</a>
A Manhattan grand jury indicted Trump late last month, after which the former president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-indicted-on-34-felony-counts-of-conspiracy-falsifying-business-records-pleads-not-guilty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a> to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of what Bragg alleged to be a “catch-and-kill” scheme to influence the 2016 election. Trump, who is months into a 2024 presidential campaign, denies any wrongdoing.
House Judiciary Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jim-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Jordan</a> (R-OH), an ally of Trump, has been conducting an investigation into the Manhattan case. In seeking Pomerantz&#8217;s testimony, Jordan <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jordan-subpoenas-ex-prosecutor-from-trump-probe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent a subpoena</a>, saying the former prosecutor’s public statements about the inquiry into accusations that Trump and his associates made hush money payments during the 2016 election cycle suggested the Manhattan district attorney’s case was politically motivated.  Bragg, a Democrat, then filed a lawsuit seeking to block the subpoena while accusing Jordan of &#8220;obstruction and interference.&#8221;
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Russell Dye, spokesperson for Jordan, said the judge&#8217;s decision on Wednesday &#8220;shows that Congress has the ability to conduct oversight and issue subpoenas to people like Mark Pomeranz, and we look forward to his deposition before the Judiciary Committee.&#8221;
But the legal fight over the subpoena is not over.
<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67168488/45/bragg-v-jordan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bragg&#8217;s team</a> and <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015.47.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pomerantz</a> moved to appeal the decision to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan. Though Pomerantz had been set to testify on Thursday morning, the federal appeals court <a href="https://twitter.com/Jose_Pagliery/status/1649025240352038916" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreed to a pause</a> so that a three-judge panel could consider the motion seeking a stay pending appeal of the district court&#8217;s order. Both sides were ordered to file responses in the coming days.

Judge Rules House GOP Can Subpoena Ex-Prosecutor From Trump Probe

Congress

The father of a young Jewish man who was savagely beaten in broad daylight in Times Square ripped into two New York Democrat leaders, Senator Chuck Schumer and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, for not responding when he reached out after the attack.
Barry Borgen, whose son Joey was wearing a yarmulke when he was allegedly beaten up by Waseem Awawdeh, Mahmoud Musa, Faisal Elezzi, and Mohammed Othman, addressed Nadler when he spoke on Monday at the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing regarding victims of violent crime in Manhattan.
“Mr. Nadler, you’re a Jewish New Yorker,” Borgen stated. “I called your office numerous times. I called Mr. Schumer’s office, another Jewish New Yorker, numerous times. No one called us back.”
“You’re a Jewish New Yorker,” he continued. “You have Jewish roots here. Behavior like this enables DA [Alvin] Bragg to just do whatever he wants to do. If you guys would have come out with a statement from Washington and said that we condemn the beating of Mr. Borgen’s son, we condemn this act, maybe Mr. Bragg would have taken this case a little more seriously.&#8221;
“And I call you out on it,” he said. “Most of my friends are so disheartened with you and Mr. Schumer you don’t understand. We wouldn’t vote for Mr. Schumer again &#8230; And if I lived in Manhattan I wouldn’t vote for you either. “
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Joey Borgen <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/26/family-of-nyc-anti-semitic-attack-victim-rips-da-alvin-bragg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recalled</a> that his attackers called him a “dirty Jew” and yelled, “F*** Israel, Hamas is going to kill all of you.”
Bragg offered a six-month plea bargain to Awawdeh, who allegedly told a jailer after the attack, “If I could do it again, I would do it again. I have no problem doing it again.”
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“It’s disgusting how Mr. Bragg calls himself a crime fighter, the man does nothing,” Barry Borgen said. “He offered people who tried to kill my son six months in jail, one guy to walk away because maybe he hit him once. It is a hate crime.”
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“[The light sentence] shows that it’s open season on anybody, be it an Asian, an African-American, Jewish, Muslim,” Barry Borgen continued. “It’s basically open season. If you can’t prosecute, put people away for a hate crime, I don’t know what else is there besides murder, God forbid. It’s just disgusting, it’s not right.”
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“I feel like I have a target on my back sometimes, but it’s getting better and better,” Joey Borgen, who sustained a concussion from the attack, said. “Hopefully the DA does their job and brings accountability and justice to everyone who deserves it.”
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Long Island Community Rallies Against Anti-Semitic Attacks

NY Father Whose Son Was Beaten For Being Jewish Rips Into Schumer, Nadler

NY Father Whose Son Was Beaten For Being Jewish Criticizes Schumer, Nadler

Charles Schumer

Jerrold Nadler

Jews

New York

<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/hillary-clinton-lands-professor-and-presidential-fellow-gig-at-columbia-university-benjamin-zeisloft/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hillary Clinton</a>&#8216;s failed 2016 presidential campaign illegally failed to report millions of dollars in in-kind contributions from a political group it coordinated with, a lawsuit alleges.
Clinton’s campaign, Hillary for America, and a group run by longtime pro-Clinton operative David Brock, Correct the Record, are accused of coordinating between a super PAC and a campaign and not disclosing it in campaign finance records. Their defense involves a radical interpretation of campaign finance law that would effectively negate hard-fought restrictions pushed by Democrats to cut back on the influence of big money in politics.
The arguments pushed by the Clinton team are so contrary to Democrat rhetoric, and more in line with Republicans who think there should be few campaign finance restrictions, that the complaint against Clinton was brought by a left-leaning group and killed by Republican commissioners while Democrat commissioners, alongside FEC lawyers, sided with the complainants.
The allegations in the lawsuit dwarf those alleged against former President Donald Trump by a New York prosecutor, which similarly revolve around a payment that allegedly should have been reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC)&#8211;in Trump&#8217;s case, for $130,000.
The Clinton lawsuit progressed through a step in the Court of Appeals for the Washington D.C. Circuit this week after a long, winding journey, with judges asking to hear more before ruling on a motion to dismiss.
During the presidential campaign, Brock openly boasted that Correct the Record was coordinating with the Clinton campaign, even though in most cases super-PACs are banned from coordinating with candidates.
In October 2016, a complaint was filed with the FEC by the Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group that is often associated with the Left. The initial FEC and DOJ complaint against Donald Trump and his lawyer Michael Cohen for failing to disclose <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-indictment-is-vague-about-a-key-requirement-the-underlying-crime-that-would-make-it-a-felony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hush money</a> to porn star Stormy Daniels was also brought by a former CLC lawyer, Paul S. Ryan, who contended that the hush money was for political purposes. At the time, Ryan was working for the liberal group Common Cause, which <a href="https://www.commoncause.org/media/president-trump-added-to-amended-doj-and-fec-complaints-related-to-stormy-daniels-hush-money-payment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that “Transparency in political spending is something Americans deserve and have come to expect since the Watergate scandal and the law is clear that it is not optional for federal candidates.”
Campaign Legal Center maintained a consistent view in the Clinton case, <a href="https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/clc_192336_complaint.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">telling</a> a federal appeals court that Brock’s coordinated pro-Clinton activities extended to rampant and wide-ranging help including “paying staff to produce and circulate memos to reporters ‘detailing Republicans’ stance on prescription drugs’ on the same day that Clinton announced her health care policy” and “paying staff to run a ‘30-person war room’ to defend Clinton during hearings before the House Select Committee on Benghazi.” Apparent coordination allowed for a good-cop, bad-cop dance, with Clinton’s campaign stating that she would not smear primary rivals, while Brock’s group did it for her.
Brock&#8217;s organization contended that it was allowed to coordinate by citing an exemption for unpaid, internet communications, as opposed to buying TV ads. But the FEC&#8217;s top lawyer found that “[Correct the Record] raised and spent approximately $9 million on a wide array of activities, most of which are not fairly characterized as ‘communications.’”
&#8220;The bulk of [Correct the Record]’s reported disbursements are for purposes that are not communication-specific,'&#8221; FEC staff wrote. And they were decidedly paid expenditures, staff wrote, recommending that the FEC take enforcement action. “The fact that [activities] were subsequently transmitted over the internet does not retroactively render the costs of [those activities] a ‘communication’ cost,” the agency&#8217;s general counsel concluded.
Democrat appointees to the FEC agreed. But ironically, Republican appointees blocked it. Republicans are often critical of campaign finance regulations, and they seemingly wanted to set a standard that would apply to both sides.
In August 2019, Campaign Legal Center filed a lawsuit in federal court in D.C. against the FEC for allegedly failing to enforce campaign finance law and causing voters to be deprived of information about the true state of the Clinton campaign&#8217;s finances. In still more twists, the FEC declined to defend its position in court, and the Hillary Clinton campaign and Correct the Record asked to intervene in the case and argue the defense themselves, even though they weren&#8217;t parties to it.
The D.C. judge noted that the case is extremely important because the defense rested on the idea that campaigns could coordinate with super PACs as long as the work eventually reached the internet&#8211;which would include virtually anything.
“Any expenditure could be exempted from regulation if it ultimately resulted in an unpaid internet communication,&#8221; the judge said, writing that it “creates a loophole that effectively vitiates the plain language of FECA.”
This interpretation was invalid &#8220;because it ignored clear evidence of coordinated expenditures between [the Clinton campaign] and [Correct the Record] even apart from those claimed to be exempt under the internet-communications regulation.”
Then the court dismissed the lawsuit anyway on technical grounds, saying the Campaign Legal Center didn&#8217;t have standing to sue.
The Campaign Legal Center appealed to the federal Court of Appeals for D.C., which found that CLC <a href="https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/clc_opinion_04-19-2022.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">does have standing</a>. It said that because of the lack of disclosure, the public doesn&#8217;t know the financial extent to which Clinton coordinated with an outside entity, and &#8220;we find that Appellants have established a cognizable informational injury.&#8221;
This week, the Court of Appeals <a href="https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/clc-uscoadc-per-curiam-order-04-10-2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> to a motion to dismiss by the Democrat groups by referring it to a &#8220;merits panel&#8221; to be further argued.
Brock did not respond to a request for comment through his new group, Facts First USA.

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Argues Against Campaign Finance Disclosure While Defending Against 2016 Violation

David Brock

Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Another threatening letter accompanied by suspicious white powder created a fresh security scare for Manhattan District Attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alvin-bragg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alvin Bragg</a>, the prosecutor whose case against former President Donald Trump led to a historic indictment.
Sources told ABC News this <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/manhattan-da-receives-new-suspicious-white-powder-envelope/story?id=98541479" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter was discovered</a> shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the basement mailroom at 80 Centre Street in New York City.
The letter, tucked in an envelope addressed to Bragg, used an expletive to describe the district attorney&#8217;s weight, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-sent-another-threatening-letter-white-powder-rcna79452" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sources told NBC News</a>. These sources also said the envelope contained a photo of Trump and Bragg, as well as white powder. Authorities determined the substance to be non-hazardous.
&#8220;We thank our partners at the NYPD Emergency Service Unit and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection for their quick response,” said a spokesperson for Bragg&#8217;s office.
This is the second threatening letter with white powder sent to Bragg in the past month. A couple weeks ago, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/us/politics/trump-bragg-indictment-protests.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a> reported a missive sent to Bragg contained a message that said: &#8220;ALVIN: I AM GOING TO KILL YOU,” followed by 13 exclamation points. The substance in that instance was also determined to not be dangerous.
Bragg&#8217;s investigation into Trump over alleged hush money payments during the 2016 election cycle led to a grand jury returning an indictment late last month. Trump became the former U.S. president to face criminal charges.
Trump traveled to Manhattan last week and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-indicted-on-34-felony-counts-of-conspiracy-falsifying-business-records-pleads-not-guilty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a> to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Months into another campaign for the presidency, Trump is facing legal jeopardy from multiple investigations that he claims are being run by politically motivated prosecutors.
In <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manhattan-da-sues-jim-jordan-in-fight-over-trump-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a lawsuit Bragg&#8217;s lawyers filed</a> this week to block subpoenas from House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) aimed at the Trump probe, <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015.1.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the complaint said</a> Bragg has received multiple death threats.
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&#8220;In one instance, he received a package containing suspicious white powder with a note making a specific death threat against him,&#8221; the lawsuit said. &#8220;Since Mr. Trump falsely predicted he would be arrested on March 18, 2023, in fact, the District Attorney’s Office has received more than 1,000 calls and emails from Mr. Trump’s supporters, many of which are threatening and racially charged. But rather than denounce efforts to vilify and denigrate the District Attorney and the grand jury process, House Republicans are participating in those efforts.&#8221;
Bragg&#8217;s suit also said Trump &#8220;in particular has threatened New York officials with violent and racist vitriol.&#8221; As example, the suit mentions Trump calling Bragg, who is black, a &#8220;SOROS BACKED ANIMAL,&#8221; and a Truth Social post appearing to show Trump &#8220;threateningly&#8221; wielding a baseball bat next to an image of Bragg, among other things.

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Receives Another Threatening Letter And White Powder

Manhattan DA Receives Another Threatening Letter And White Powder

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Tuesday, escalating a standoff over the prosecutor&#8217;s investigation into former President Donald Trump.
The 50-page <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015.1.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit</a>, which accuses Jordan of &#8220;obstruction and interference,&#8221; seeks to block congressional subpoenas linked to his inquiry into Trump making alleged hush money payments during the 2016 election cycle.
Last week, Jordan <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jordan-subpoenas-ex-prosecutor-from-trump-probe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a subpoena demanding a <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2023-04-06-jdj-to-pomerantz-subpoena_0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deposition</a> from former New York County Special Assistant District Attorney Mark Pomerantz, who has been gung-ho about criminally charging <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump</a>.
Pomerantz abruptly resigned along with one other prosecutor leading the Trump inquiry in February of last year after Bragg <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/nyregion/trump-ny-fraud-investigation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly expressed doubts</a> about the case he inherited from his predecessor.
In a <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/prosecutor-says-trump-guilty-of-numerous-felonies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resignation letter</a> that later came to light, Pomerantz <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/prosecutor-says-trump-guilty-of-numerous-felonies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insisted</a> Trump was “guilty of numerous felony violations.” He has since <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/nyregion/trump-investigation-prosecutors-law-firm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opened a law firm</a> with the other prosecutor who quit, Carey Dunne, and earlier this year came out with a tell-all book called <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/People-vs-Donald-Trump/Mark-Pomerantz/9781668022443" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“People vs. Donald Trump.”</a>
Jordan said Pomerantz’s public statements about the investigation “strongly suggest that Bragg’s prosecution of President Trump is politically motivated.”
Trump, who has broadly denied any wrongdoing, is months into another bid for the White House. Jordan, a supporter of the former president, has placed scrutiny on <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/31/politics/congress-trump-letter-latest/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">federal funds being used in the probe</a>.
Bragg&#8217;s office <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/31/politics/congress-trump-letter-latest/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said roughly</a> $5,000 in <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2023-04-07-jdj-to-colangelo.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">federal forfeiture money</a> was used on expenses related to the investigation of Trump and the Trump Organization that were incurred between October 2019 and August 2021. Jordan <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2023-04-07-jdj-to-colangelo.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> by saying the panel may consider legislation &#8220;to enhance reporting requirements concerning the use of federal forfeiture funds and/or to prohibit the use of federal forfeiture funds to investigate a current or former President or presidential candidate.&#8221;
With Jordan <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jim-jordan-says-subpoena-for-manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-on-the-table/ar-AA19o4cd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signaling this month</a> that others, including Bragg himself, may also be subpoenaed as they demand information from the prosecutor&#8217;s office, the lawsuit also asks the court to declare as invalid any subpoena targeting the district attorney or current or former employees of his team.
Bragg&#8217;s lawyers filed the lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In addition to Jordan, the suit lists the House Judiciary Committee and Pomerantz as defendants.
&#8220;The subpoena seeks to compel Mr. Pomerantz to testify in a deposition on April 20, 2023. Chairman Jordan’s demands, including his subpoena to Mr. Pomerantz, seek highly sensitive and confidential local prosecutorial information that belongs to the Office of the District Attorney and the People of New York. Basic principles of federalism and common sense, as well as binding Supreme Court precedent, forbid Congress from demanding it,&#8221; the lawsuit says.
The Daily Wire asked the Judiciary Committee for comment and was directed to a <a href="https://twitter.com/Jim_Jordan/status/1645868074644406272" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweet</a> sent by Jordan on Tuesday afternoon.
&#8220;First, they indict a president for no crime. Then, they sue to block congressional oversight when we ask questions about the federal funds they say they used to do it,&#8221; Jordan said.
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Within a couple hours, Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil denied Bragg&#8217;s motion for a temporary restraining order to freeze the subpoena against Pomerantz, but did order responses from the defendants by April 17 and scheduled a <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015.13.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hearing for April 19</a> — one day before Jordan <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/media/in-the-news/exclusive-jim-jordan-subpoenas-manhattan-prosecutor-who-resigned-over-suspended" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scheduled the deposition</a> with Pomerantz.
The lawsuit comes one day after the panel announced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-judiciary-to-hear-from-violent-crime-victims-on-manhattan-das-turf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a field hearing</a> scheduled for next week in Manhattan to &#8220;examine how Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s pro-crime, anti-victim policies have led to an increase in violent crime and a dangerous community for New York City residents.&#8221;
Bragg responded by <a href="https://twitter.com/ManhattanDA/status/1645501803323170841" target="_blank" rel="noopener">releasing a statement</a> on Twitter defending his record and calling the planned hearing a &#8220;political stunt.&#8221;
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have criticized their Republican colleagues for focusing so much on Bragg.
&#8220;In a desperate attempt to protect Mr. Trump, the most extreme House Republicans are already trying to bully the law enforcement officers involved,&#8221; Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), the ranking member on the panel, <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJerryNadler/status/1643345206496882695" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a statement</a> after Trump was indicted. &#8220;I do not know how this case will be decided, but I do know that DA Bragg will not be deterred or intimidated by the political stunts Jim Jordan and [House Speaker] Kevin McCarthy throw at him.&#8221;

Manhattan DA Sues Jim Jordan In Fight Over Trump Case

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