'Absolute catastrophe': Ted Cruz goes after 'rogue' DA after Marine veteran’s acquittal
Raw StorySen. Ted Cruz used the acquittal of Daniel Penny on Monday to attack New York City District Attorney Alvin Bragg – and encouraged the marine veteran to pursue legal action against the prosecutor. A jury returned a not guilty verdict earlier in the day, refusing to find Penny guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, a homeless Black man who Penny confronted on a New York subway for threatening passengers. “First, he indicted Donald Trump in a partisan case, and then he indicted Daniel Penny for saving the lives of other subway passengers from a deranged lunatic threatening to kill everyone. Penny should sue Bragg for malicious prosecution and hold this rogue Soros prosecutor accountable.” He also posted a link on his social media to a Newsmax segment about the case and told his followers: “Alvin Bragg needs to go.
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