Former Manhattan prosecutor Mark Pomerantz refused to answer questions Friday during a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee, decrying the panel’s investigation as “an attempt…
as “an attempt to obstruct and undermine” District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against former President Trump.that detailed the Manhattan District Attorney Office’s investigation into the 76-year-old former commander in chief.as part of his panel’s probe into whether the charges brought against Trump were politically motivated and how Bragg’s office used federal funds during the grand jury investigation.
“Fortunately, I do not have to cooperate with the cynical histrionics that this deposition represents,” the former prosecutor adds. “Although the rule of law compels me to be here, it does not require that I play a substantive role in your theatrical production. Under the law, I can decline to answer your questions for several reasons.”ZUMAPRESS.comtold reporters
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