The House Judiciary Committee and its chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), on Monday filed a response to a motion filed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Bragg had sued to halt a congressional subpoena from Jordan that sought for the testimony of Mark Pomerantz, a former Manhattan prosecutor who led an investigation into the finances of former President Donald Trump.
The filing comes amid a legal clash between Bragg and Jordan on whether Congress has the authority to investigate Bragg’s prosecution of Trump.
In Monday’s 35-page filing (pdf), attorneys for the House Judiciary Committee and Jordan argued that Bragg’s lawsuit to quash Jordan’s subpoena violates the Speech or Debate Clause in the U.S. Constitution….