Posted on 04/25/2024 4:08:40 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The House Judiciary Committee released a new report on Thursday which accuses Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of pursuing a political prosecution against former President Donald Trump.
"[Since] at least 2018, the DANY has weaponized the criminal justice system, scouring every aspect of President Trump’s personal life and business affairs, going back decades, in the hopes of finding some legal basis—however far-fetched, novel, or convoluted—to bring charges against him," the report concluded.
"When one legal theory would not pan out, instead of discontinuing its politically motivated investigation, the DANY simply pivoted to a new theory, constantly searching for a crime—any crime—to prosecute President Trump."
The committee used evidence from former Special Assistant District Attorney Mark F. Pomerantz’s book, in which he described his work at the Manhattan District Attorney's office. According to the committee, Pomerantz published a book shortly after resigning from the office after DA Bragg assumed the role in order to pressure him to charge the former president.
You can read the report below:
Last year, Bragg ultimately decided to charge Trump with 34 felony counts using what the committee describes as "a novel and untested legal theory that bootstrapped misdemeanor allegations as a felony." The previous district attorney, Cyrus Vance, had not filed charges against Trump despite years of investigation led by Pomerantz.
"The timing and basis for the DANY's prosecution of President Trump provide a clear inference that Bragg is motivated by political calculations," the report concludes.
"In addition to the novel and untested legal theory, Bragg's case relies heavily on the testimony of his star witness, Michael Cohen—a convicted perjurer with a demonstrable prejudice against President Trump," the committee said in a statement...
(Excerpt) Read more at justthenews.com ...
Well, at least it’s far better than sitting around keeping their mouths shut about all this horridly unethical lawfare.
It’s a start maybe. Everyone in this country should be totally aghast at what’s happening and everyone should be well informed of it.
But of course, that's not the republicans.
I stand corrected.
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