On April 4, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. filed a 16-page indictment of 34 felony charges and a 13-page Statement of Facts against former President Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying New York business records to conceal damaging information regarding an alleged affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels before and after the 2016 election.
On April 6, House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) issued a subpoena to former special assistant D.A. Mark Pomerantz, who played a significant role in Bragg’s criminal investigation of Trump. Pomerantz and Carey Dunne resigned in February 2022 after Bragg backtracked on his campaign promise to seek criminal charges against the former president due to his doubts that there was enough evidence to make the case. On April 11, Bragg filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a House Judiciary Committee subpoena issued by Jordan. That same day, United States District Judge Mary Vyskocol declined Bragg’s effort….