Gaetz to push contempt resolution against lawyer who pushed Trump indictment.

“Today I’m filing a resolution to hold Manhattan prosecutor Mark Pomerantz in contempt of Congress,” Gaetz announced. “I believe Mr. Pomerantz engaged in misconduct in his targeting of President Trump, and his refusal to answer simple questions should not go unpunished.”

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is not backing down in his pursuit of justice. He plans to bring contempt of Congress charges against Mark Pomerantz, a Manhattan lawyer who previously pushed for former President Donald Trump’s indictment on questionable charges.

Pomerantz, who authored a book titled “People vs. Donald Trump,” was a Manhattan prosecutor under District Attorney (DA) Alvin Bragg. Pomerantz earlier led an investigation into Trump’s finances but resigned in February 2022 because of Bragg’s initial unwillingness to pursue a criminal case.

In May, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee—investigating Manhattan’s decision to indict Trump on 34 felony counts—questioned Pomerantz for six hours. But the lawyer, claiming Fifth Amendment protections, refused to answer substantive questions, prompting frustration from Republicans.

Pomerantz suggested that a GOP investigation into an unprecedented indictment of a former president of the United States was little more than “an act of political theater.”

But Gaetz is not deterred. He believes that Pomerantz engaged in misconduct and that his refusal to answer simple questions should not go unpunished.

Contempt of Congress Charges

Gaetz plans to pursue contempt of Congress charges against Pomerantz due to his lack of definitive answers during the May hearing.

“He lobbied his way onto a prosecutorial team as a private lawyer. He did all he could to gaslight charges against Donald Trump. When the evidence didn’t support those charges, he initially got miffed and quit the team and wrote a book about it,” Gaetz told Fox News.

“Now, he has the nerve to assert his Fifth Amendment privilege over these matters when he has clearly, explicitly, and repeatedly waived that privilege. Contempt is proper where someone refuses to answer Congress’ questions under a frivolous assertion.”

Pomerantz claimed Fifth Amendment protections, purportedly to protect confidential information. But Gaetz argues that he waived that right when he published “People vs. Donald Trump,” an anti-Trump memoir about Pomerantz’s time in the Manhattan DA’s office.

Republicans’ Attention

Pomerantz came to Republicans’ attention in April, when House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) subpoenaed Pomerantz for information about the Manhattan.