Julia Conley, Common Dreams Lawyers for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, who as chair of the House Judiciary Committee, has launched numerous attempts to interfere with the prosecution of former Republican President Donald Trump. The lawsuit was filed a …
Read More »DA’s Office Tells House GOP to Cease ‘Inflammatory Accusations’ About Trump Case
On the heels of former President Donald Trump’s historic indictment, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office on Friday told three top Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House that their “attempted interference with an ongoing state criminal investigation—and now prosecution—is an unprecedented and illegitimate incursion on New York’s sovereign interests.” U.S. …
Read More »Trump Indicted By Manhattan Grand Jury
Jacob Fischler, Nebraska Examiner A New York criminal grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office confirmed following news reports. A former president has never been indicted before. Trump is also a Republican candidate in the 2024 race for the presidency. “This evening we contacted …
Read More »Manhattan DA: Trump’s Intimidation Efforts Won’t Be Tolerated
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Saturday that former President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine his prosecutorial authority won’t be tolerated. In a memo to colleagues, Bragg wrote that “we do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York.” “Our law enforcement …
Read More »Prosecutors In Charge Of Trump Criminal Probe Have Resigned
Two top prosecutors working on the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into the Trump Organization resigned Wednesday, leaving the years-old probe without two key players as it appeared to have entered a crucial phase. According to the New York Times, the two prosecutors, Carey Dunne and Mark Pomerantz, “submitted their …
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