FACT FOCUS: Manhattan DA’s record distorted amid Trump case
1 year, 8 months ago

FACT FOCUS: Manhattan DA’s record distorted amid Trump case

Associated Press  

Ahead of former President Donald Trump’s expected booking and arraignment in New York City on Tuesday, social media users are accusing Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, of having poor prosecutorial judgment in other cases. CLAIM: News footage about the unprovoked and deadly shooting of a man on the New York City subway in May 2022 provides an example of the “real crime in Manhattan” that Bragg should be prosecuting. ___ CLAIM: Bragg is charging a New York City parking garage attendant for attempted murder after he shot an alleged armed robber. “New York City is a Joke: Manhattan Prosecutors Charge Victim of Assault With Attempted Murder,” wrote one Twitter user in a post that was liked or shared more than 12,000 times as of Monday.

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'We will kill you all': Trump supporters send 'upsetting' death threats to Manhattan DA
6 months ago

'We will kill you all': Trump supporters send 'upsetting' death threats to Manhattan DA

Raw Story  

The Office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been inundated with death threats following former President Donald Trump's 34 felony convictions, according to new reporting. NBC News reported Friday that in the last three months alone, there have been dozens of death threats made against Bragg, his family and his staff, according to the New York Police Department. Pistilli …

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and Trump prosecutor Matthew Colangelo will appear before Congress July 12
6 months, 1 week ago

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and Trump prosecutor Matthew Colangelo will appear before Congress July 12

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has agreed to testify before Congress on July 12, a day after former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money trial. A spokesperson for Bragg’s office confirmed Tuesday that he will appear before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government alongside Matthew Colangelo, the former high-ranking Justice Department …

Underestimating Alvin Bragg's case against Donald Trump is a historic mistake
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Underestimating Alvin Bragg's case against Donald Trump is a historic mistake

Salon  

Prosecutors are off to a strong start in the Manhattan trial of Donald Trump. Boston University Law School Professor Jed Shugerman — who previously described to Salon “Trump abuses” at the Department of Justice as “using the system of prosecution to reward your political allies and to punish your opponents” — took major issue with the first criminal case against …

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says Trump’s hush money criminal trial isn’t about politics
8 months, 1 week ago

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says Trump’s hush money criminal trial isn’t about politics

Associated Press  

Read the latest : Trump’s hush money criminal trial begins: Live updates NEW YORK — When he was elected two years ago as Manhattan’s first Black district attorney, Alvin Bragg spoke candidly about his unease with the job’s political demands. As he prepares to bring the first of Donald Trump’s four criminal prosecutions to trial, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg …

NYPD clears Brooklyn subway shooter with no charges, citing ‘evidence of self-defence’
9 months, 1 week ago

NYPD clears Brooklyn subway shooter with no charges, citing ‘evidence of self-defence’

Hindustan Times  

The Brooklyn district attorney announced that no criminal charges would be filed against the individual involved in the subway shooting on Thursday, citing self-defence. ‘Evidence of self-defence precludes us from filing any criminal charges’: NYPD The press briefing held in the afternoon revealed the NYPD’s findings, confirming that the passengers, including the shooter, had to intervene in what was a …

Trump’s lawyers are preparing his defence. He already claims he ‘won’
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump’s lawyers are preparing his defence. He already claims he ‘won’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lawyers with New York Attorney General Letitia James …

Trump’s House GOP allies take fight to Manhattan DA’s turf
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump’s House GOP allies take fight to Manhattan DA’s turf

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Republicans upset with Donald Trump’s indictment are escalating their war on the prosecutor who charged him, trying to embarrass Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on his home turf partly by falsely portraying New York City as a place overrun by crime. The House Judiciary Committee, led by Ohio Republican Jim Jordan, held a field hearing Monday near …

Longtime Trump nemesis joins Manhattan DA's case
1 year, 8 months ago

Longtime Trump nemesis joins Manhattan DA's case

Raw Story  

A longtime adversary to Donald Trump could be the secret weapon in the Manhattan district attorney's case against the former president. Matthew Colangelo has aggressively pursued Trump for years, first for the New York attorney general, then at the Department of Justice and now for district attorney Alvin Bragg's team of prosecutors, and his lengthy experience will be instrumental in …

Legal expert drops the hammer on Jim Jordan’s ‘clown show’ in New York
1 year, 8 months ago

Legal expert drops the hammer on Jim Jordan’s ‘clown show’ in New York

Raw Story  

Jim Jordan on Monday announced plans to hold hearings in New York next week with the apparent intent of highlighting crime in the city where former President Donald Trump is facing 34 felony counts related to allegedly covering up hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee and so-called “weaponization of government” subcommittee, signaled plans …

Manhattan DA sues Jim Jordan over Trump indictment inquiry
1 year, 8 months ago

Manhattan DA sues Jim Jordan over Trump indictment inquiry

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Rep. Jim Jordan on Tuesday, an extraordinary move as he seeks to halt a House Judiciary Committee inquiry that the prosecutor contends is a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” him over his indictment of former President Donald Trump. “Congress lacks any valid legislative purpose to engage in a free-ranging campaign …

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is suing Rep. Jim Jordan in relation to Trump case
1 year, 8 months ago

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is suing Rep. Jim Jordan in relation to Trump case

NPR  

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is suing Rep. Jim Jordan in relation to Trump case Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is suing the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan for what he says are Jordan's attempts to interfere in the Trump prosecution. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: It was just last week that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg unveiled criminal …

'Don't be fooled': Alvin Bragg shreds Jim Jordan over planned field hearing in Manhattan
1 year, 8 months ago

'Don't be fooled': Alvin Bragg shreds Jim Jordan over planned field hearing in Manhattan

Raw Story  

On Monday, the House Judiciary Committee under Rep. Jim Jordan announced they would be holding a "field hearing" in Manhattan next week, called "Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan." The hearing, the Committee advertises, "will examine how Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's pro-crime, anti-victim policies have led to an increase in violent crime and a dangerous community for New York …

Critics of Alvin Bragg's case against Trump are missing something important: former federal prosecutor
1 year, 8 months ago

Critics of Alvin Bragg's case against Trump are missing something important: former federal prosecutor

Raw Story  

Politico reported Wednesday that a number of legal scholars and Republicans are complaining that Manhattan D.A. Even so, I believe the New York prosecutor has stretched to reach felony criminal charges in order to fit a political agenda,” Sen. Mitt Romney said in a statement released moments after Bragg's press conference. "Unlike others," former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti began in …

'Where's the beef?' Morning Joe underwhelmed by Trump evidence -- but George Conway disagrees
1 year, 8 months ago

'Where's the beef?' Morning Joe underwhelmed by Trump evidence -- but George Conway disagrees

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough was underwhelmed by the allegations detailed in the Manhattan district attorney's indictment of Donald Trump, but George Conway believes it showed substantial evidence of criminal wrongdoing. District attorney Alvin Bragg accused the former president of falsifying business records as part of a corrupt scheme to influence the 2016 election by silencing two alleged mistresses, but the "Morning …

Trump Lashes Out At New York Prosecutor Who Charged Him With 34 Felonies
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump Lashes Out At New York Prosecutor Who Charged Him With 34 Felonies

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday night at the New York City prosecutor whose investigation has made him the first former president forced to appear in a courtroom to respond to criminal charges. “There is no crime, and it should never have been brought,” Trump told a ballroom full of dues-paying members and invited guests at his Mar-a-Lago …

How strong is the New York case against Donald Trump?
1 year, 8 months ago

How strong is the New York case against Donald Trump?

Al Jazeera  

Trump has become first US president indicted and charged with a crime, but many questions remain in complex case. “You never want to give short shrift to 34 felony counts, particularly if you’re sitting at the defence table, but has strong defences he can assert to these charges.” For his part, District Attorney Bragg has maintained the strength of the …

'Serious criminal conduct': Alvin Bragg says Trump charged over three hush-money schemes
1 year, 8 months ago

'Serious criminal conduct': Alvin Bragg says Trump charged over three hush-money schemes

Raw Story  

New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg addressed the press after Donald Trump appeared in a Manhattan court for his arrangement. The one on the left shows the $130,000 hush money payment with an arrow down to "34 counts of falsifying business records, checks, invoices and general ledger entries." It violated New York State election laws, he explained and while he …

Column: Three takeaways from Trump’s historic arrest and arraignment
1 year, 8 months ago

Column: Three takeaways from Trump’s historic arrest and arraignment

LA Times  

The first page of the indictment of former President Trump, which was unsealed upon his arraignment in New York on Tuesday. First, and most important, Bragg intends to prove the charges as an extended course of conduct — namely, as the statement says, “a catch-and-kill scheme to suppress negative information.” In other words, the case is about much more than …

Trump goes after Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and his WIFE
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump goes after Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and his WIFE

Daily Mail  

Trump maintains his innocence, and says the entire case is a political witch hunt by Democrats Former President Donald Trump has launched a social media assault on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, the Democratic prosecutor going after him for alleged fraud, and even took aim at his wife in the most recent round of complaints since he was indicted last night. …

NY prosecutor slams ‘baseless’ claim Trump charges are political
1 year, 8 months ago

NY prosecutor slams ‘baseless’ claim Trump charges are political

Al Jazeera  

Manhattan district attorney’s office reiterates that Republicans in Congress have no right to intervene in a local case. Washington, DC – The New York prosecutor overseeing charges against former United States President Donald Trump has hit back against top Republican legislators, calling their accusations that the case is politically motivated “baseless and inflammatory”. “Like any other defendant, Mr Trump is …

How 'additional charges' may be coming for Trump
1 year, 8 months ago

How 'additional charges' may be coming for Trump

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is facing a very likely indictment by prosecutors in Manhattan for bookkeeping fraud related to his $130,000 hush payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to prevent 2016 voters from learning about their alleged affair. On MSNBC Monday, former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance told anchor Ari Melber that other charges are possible out of that grand …

NYC attorneys and prosecutors are skeptical about Manhattan DA's case against Trump
1 year, 9 months ago

NYC attorneys and prosecutors are skeptical about Manhattan DA's case against Trump

Raw Story  

Amid rumors of an imminent indictment of Donald Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over his alleged hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, some New York City attorneys who are no fans of Trump are voicing skepticism about Bragg's chances at winning a conviction, Rolling Stone reported. “This case is a joke, frankly, and I’ve litigated against …

What to know about Alvin Bragg, Manhattan district attorney in Trump case
1 year, 9 months ago

What to know about Alvin Bragg, Manhattan district attorney in Trump case

LA Times  

Alvin Bragg’s decision to convene a grand jury into hush payments made on Donald Trump’s behalf could lead to the first criminal charge against a former U.S. president. A New York grand jury investigating hush payments made on Donald Trump‘s behalf during the 2016 presidential campaign has refocused attention on the Manhattan district attorney steering the case. Alvin Bragg’s decision …

NYPD and FBI planning security for possible Trump indictment as former president calls for protests
1 year, 9 months ago

NYPD and FBI planning security for possible Trump indictment as former president calls for protests

The Independent  

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DA leading Trump case says rhetoric won’t intimidate office
1 year, 9 months ago

DA leading Trump case says rhetoric won’t intimidate office

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is standing firm against Donald Trump’s increasingly hostile rhetoric, telling his staff that the office won’t be intimidated or deterred as it nears a decision on charging the former president. Bragg sent an internal memo late Saturday hours after Trump unleashed a three-part, all-caps social media post in which he said he …

A Trump indictment in Manhattan would create 'a mess' for his lawyers: legal analyst
1 year, 9 months ago

A Trump indictment in Manhattan would create 'a mess' for his lawyers: legal analyst

Raw Story  

Should Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg elect to indict Donald Trump for his part in paying adult film star Stormy Daniels hush money before the 2016 election, one legal expert said the historic arrest of a former president would lead to a flurry of activity that will be "a mess" for Trump's lawyers to handle. Appearing on MSNBC"s "The Saturday …

Manhattan DA warns Trump's lawyers to prepare for indictment: report
1 year, 9 months ago

Manhattan DA warns Trump's lawyers to prepare for indictment: report

Raw Story  

Prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney's office have signaled to lawyers representing former President Donald Trump to prepare for possible charges, reportedThe New York Times on Thursday. "The prosecutors offered Mr. Trump the chance to testify next week before the grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the potential case, the people said. "Mr. Trump has faced an array …

Manhattan DA pursued a racketeering case against Trump: new book
1 year, 10 months ago

Manhattan DA pursued a racketeering case against Trump: new book

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump garnered his wealth from "a pattern of criminal activity,” writes former Manhattan prosecutor Mark Pomerantz in a new book. fraud the investigation “developed evidence convincing us that Donald Trump had committed serious crimes.” When former DA Cy Vance retired, Alvin Bragg came in, refusing to pursue charges against Trump personally. Bragg allegedly commented that he “‘could …

Manhattan DA presenting evidence in Trump-Stormy Daniels investigation to grand jury
1 year, 10 months ago

Manhattan DA presenting evidence in Trump-Stormy Daniels investigation to grand jury

NPR  

Manhattan DA presenting evidence in Trump-Stormy Daniels investigation to grand jury Enlarge this image toggle caption Markus Schreiber/AP Markus Schreiber/AP The Manhattan district attorney is presenting evidence to a grand jury that former President Donald Trump may have committed crimes in connection with hush money payments to an adult film actress in 2016, according to a person familiar with the …

Manhattan DA 'jump starts' investigation into Trump that previously failed to bear fruit: report
2 years, 1 month ago

Manhattan DA 'jump starts' investigation into Trump that previously failed to bear fruit: report

Raw Story  

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is looking to "jump-start" its criminal investigation into Donald Trump after the investigation seemed to reach a dead-end, The New York Times reports. "The district attorney’s office first examined the payment to the actress, Stormy Daniels, years ago before changing direction to scrutinize Mr. Trump’s broader business practices," The Times' report stated. IN OTHER NEWS: …

Manhattan DA backed off indicting Trump because he was 'focused on the risk that we could lose': ex-prosecutor
2 years, 5 months ago

Manhattan DA backed off indicting Trump because he was 'focused on the risk that we could lose': ex-prosecutor

Raw Story  

A special prosecutor who quit the team earlier this year says Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. backed off from the notion of indicting former President Donald Trump because he was worried about losing the case. “He and the new team were focused on the risk that we could lose the case,” Mark Pomerantz told The Cutting Edge, a podcast …

Manhattan DA Bragg to let Trump Organization grand jury expire this week: CNN
2 years, 7 months ago

Manhattan DA Bragg to let Trump Organization grand jury expire this week: CNN

Raw Story  

The grand jury hearing evidence against the Trump Organization is set to expire this week and CNN reports that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will not apply for an extension. "The six-month special grand jury, which was empaneled in October, heard evidence late last year from several witnesses, including reporters to whom former President Donald Trump boasted about his personal …

Manhattan DA: Trump criminal investigation is continuing
2 years, 8 months ago

Manhattan DA: Trump criminal investigation is continuing

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Rejecting suggestions he has lost interest in going after Donald Trump, the Manhattan district attorney said Thursday a criminal investigation into the former president and his business practices is continuing “without fear or favor” despite a recent shakeup in the probe’s leadership. “In recent weeks, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has been repeatedly asked whether our investigation …

Trump is guilty of 'numerous' felonies: Manhattan prosecutor’s resignation letter
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump is guilty of 'numerous' felonies: Manhattan prosecutor’s resignation letter

Raw Story  

The star prosecutor who came out of retirement to investigate former President Donald Trump for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office blasted the lack of prosecution of the former president in a resignation letter obtained by The New York Times. "One of the senior Manhattan prosecutors who investigated Donald J. Trump believed that the former president was 'guilty of numerous felony …

Manhattan DA clarifies policies after a month of criticism
2 years, 10 months ago

Manhattan DA clarifies policies after a month of criticism

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Manhattan’s top prosecutor tried Friday to blunt questions about his commitment to trying cases of armed robbery and assaults on police, backing away from some controversial policies he outlined days after taking office last month. The memo comes a day after President Joe Biden visited New York to pledge more federal effort to help police and community …

DA: No charges for Cuomo from allegations by 2 women
2 years, 11 months ago

DA: No charges for Cuomo from allegations by 2 women

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal charges stemming from allegations from two women — including a state trooper — that he planted unwanted kisses on their cheeks, a suburban prosecutor said Tuesday. The district attorney said the sheriff’s one-page criminal complaint, based on allegations from a woman who said Cuomo slid his hand up …

He’s running for DA, challenging the NYPD and the status quo
3 years, 1 month ago

He’s running for DA, challenging the NYPD and the status quo

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Days before the final votes are cast in an election likely to make him Manhattan’s first Black district attorney, Alvin Bragg is showing just how different a prosecutor he might be. The winner succeeds retiring District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., taking over high-profile cases including the prosecution of former President Donald Trump’s company and its longtime finance …

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