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As long as we are doing some weekend news anyhow, there has been a development in a story we've been following all week. After Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and his Insurrections Can Be Fun Committee subpoenaed Mark Pomerantz, a former lieutenant of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, Bragg sued to quash the subpoena. Several days ago, Mary Kay Vyskocil ruled the subpoena was valid, and that Pomerantz had to show up and talk to the Committee. We thought Vyskocil's reasoning was sound, and guessed that Bragg might well drop the matter. A day later, we had to concede that our guess was wrong, because Bragg appealed and got an injunction.
As of Friday evening, we're back to "Hey, looks like we were right!" territory. Bragg did some negotiating with Jordan, and they have reached agreement on Pomerantz's appearance before the Committee. So, the DA has dropped his appeal of Vyskocil's decision. The exact nature of the agreement has not been made public; a pretty good guess is that Bragg insisted that the hearing be closed-door, and not turned into a spectacle. This is another story where the full truth will be revealed soon enough, however, as Pomerantz's appearance is scheduled for May 12. That means we are at T-minus-3-weeks and counting. (Z)