Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg found himself in the spotlight well before former President Donald Trump said Bragg’s office had prepared criminal charges for him.
Bragg’s progressive approach to criminal justice has for months put him at odds with even some Democrats, thrusting him into the center of a key 2022 midterm election contest and elevating him to a national mascot for liberal law enforcement.But Bragg could soon face an unprecedented level of scrutiny.
And still others have pointed to the extent to which Bragg has spoken out about pursuing Trump in the past, questioning whether the coming indictment can withstand claims of partisan bias. The memo also pushed prosecutors under Bragg to pursue shorter prison sentences wherever possible, let more people out of jail while awaiting trial, and cut down significantly the number of juveniles tried in adult court.
“This would be the first thing I would do, day one, as governor come January, is to fire the Manhattan district attorney,” Zeldin said last year. Bragg faced withering criticism for charging the older man who, according to surveillance footage, appeared to be defending himself against a brutal attack. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a fellow Democrat, spoke out in support of the bodega worker, although he stopped short of hammering Bragg directly.
His office reportedly downgraded a significantly higher number of crimes to misdemeanors than did his predecessor’s. The Manhattan prosecutor boasted of his experience with Trump in April 2022 in a statement about the progress of investigations into the Trump Organization, Trump’s business umbrella.
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