Judge blasts Trump's subpoena to prosecutor as "improper fishing expedition"

[BumRushDaShow]

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]

1. So IOW, they are full of it.

[Novara]

2. This shit works. See: Fani Willis being targeted, resulting in more delays.

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]

3. Thank-you Judge Merchan

Staying the course to Justice.

[bmichaelh]

4. More delay tactics

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]

8. Not working, though.

Cohen takes the stand Monday.

[twodogsbarking]

5. Judge knows there is no fish. Just a turd.

[calimary]

14. That's exactly it.

"...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]

6. According to Project 2025, the Orange Chosen One has 35,000 lawyers ready to go. "Shock Troops" per Bannon.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Bannon will be like Paulie Walnuts "in the can"

[Martin68]

9. Shots in the dark. More evidence of a defense that's in shambles.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. traitortrump is wishing he had a loose cannon for this trial, about now.

[ificandream]

11. So many of Trump's legal maneuvers are just that -- fishing expeditions.

[returnee]

12. I, for one, would love to see all the records...

….on this case as well as others going back to Cyrus Vance’s tenure. It appeared to me Vance delayed on this case. I suspected it was due to politics and not law.

[jaxexpat]

13. .....and history has just decided to forget about it.

Democracy is pretty marvelous except for the corruption thing.