Judge blasts Trump's subpoena to prosecutor as "improper fishing expedition"
Source: Axios
5 hours ago
New York Judge Juan Merchan on Friday rejected former President Trump's bid to subpoena former Manhattan assistant D.A. Mark Pomerantz as part of his ongoing hush money criminal trial.
Why it matters: Trump's legal team had sought documents from Pomerantz's time at the Manhattan district attorney's office as well as some dated after his departure.
Context: Pomerantz had helped lead the probe into Trump under former D.A. Cyrus Vance, but resigned in 2022 amidst Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg's initial unwillingness to pursue charges against Trump.
The big picture: Merchan, who is overseeing the hush money trial, in a ruling Friday quashed the Trump team's request for documents .
Several of the Trump team's document requests were "impermissibly broad" and "amount to an improper fishing expedition," Merchan wrote. There is also "no reasonable likelihood" the requests would uncover any relevant information, he added. Another request for documents following Pomerantz's departure "seeks information on topics that are not relevant and material to the facts at issue," Merchan wrote.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/05/10/trump-subpoena-prosecutor-hush-money
GreenWave
(7,093 posts)Novara
(5,918 posts)Why not try it in NY too?
I'm sure the motherfucker will appeal. And appeal. And appeal.
I am so fucking sick of that motherfucker abusing the legal system.
happy feet
(892 posts)Staying the course to Justice.
bmichaelh
(424 posts)This appears to be more delay tactics
With Cohen probably testifying next week and McDougal not to be called, it appears the trial is proceeding quicker than the defense expects.
ancianita
(36,383 posts)Cohen takes the stand Monday.
twodogsbarking
(10,184 posts)calimary
(81,821 posts)"...there is no fish. Just a turd." AND a big weirdly yellow-colored turd at that - which is not normal and in other situations might indicate the presence of jaundice or some such...
Evolve Dammit
(16,969 posts)BumRushDaShow
(131,140 posts)Martin68
(23,225 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,890 posts)ificandream
(9,513 posts)returnee
(82 posts).on this case as well as others going back to Cyrus Vances tenure. It appeared to me Vance delayed on this case. I suspected it was due to politics and not law.
jaxexpat
(6,998 posts)Democracy is pretty marvelous except for the corruption thing.