Posted on 03/25/2023 6:52:58 PM PDT by Libloather
Former Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over his focus on potentially prosecuting former President Donald Trump and suggested the move is politically motivated.
"I don’t understand why Bragg is putting such emphasis on this case," the former governor told WABC Radio on Friday night.
"A person breaks the law I get it, but on the state side this is a misdemeanor case. It’s really a federal case because he needs it to be a campaign finance fraud case which is a federal case and that’s what Bragg is going to have to do to get a felony out of this."
Cuomo said that the public is generally "cynical" and "when they see prosecutors bringing these political cases" it just "affirms everybody’s cynicism."
"I think it’s all politics and that’s what I think the people of this country are saying," Cuomo continued. "It just feeds that anger and that cynicism and the partisanship. It’s a coincidence that Bragg goes after Trump and Tish James goes after Trump and Georgia goes after Trump? That’s all a coincidence? I think it feeds the cynicism and that’s the cancer in our body politic right now."
Despite the comments about Bragg’s motivation, Cuomo says he does believe an indictment will be handed down next week while bringing up the old adage that district attorneys can "indict a ham sandwich" if they want to.
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Or Hochul’s tyrannical banning of gas stoves
If a local DA can prosecute someone under federal law in a local courtroom... wouldn’t it have implications for the enforcement of immigration law in border states?
Bragg must be getting more and more exasperated. Heh.
Governor Kodos speaks!
You get an A++ for that comment. Bump it to the top!
Like a good NY progressive (and former AG) he knows all about political prosecutions.
Star Trek TOS: The Conscience of the King.
It isn’t cynicism if they really are maliciously trying to prosecute political opponents.
If a local DA can prosecute someone under federal law in a local courtroom... wouldn’t it have implications for the enforcement of immigration law in border states?
Excellent point. What other federal laws need to be enforced locally?
Nothing gets past him.
Didn’t Arizona try to prosecute illegal immigrants under Federal law and was stopped/prevented by the Federal Government? I seem to recall something of the sort.
Still a great question.
Here is a link to an article discussing such a case in Arizona that the Feds overruled.
https://www.leonardolawoffices.com/immigration-crimes-arizona-alien-smuggling-illegal-reentry/
Again, I think it’s a great and relevant question.
Cuomo’s right.
He probably sent the white powder to his own office, in order to make himself look like he's being threatened. He should have just gone with a noose.
As do all lefties!
And yet, DeSantis listened to his handlers and couldn’t make a clear statement like this.
I don’t fault DeSantis for that. Given all the c**p Trump has been shoveling to DeSantis these past few months, even I have a hard time supporting Trump anymore.
Interesting.I’d expect him to support Bragg...or at least keep quiet.
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