Bragg's pathetically weak case against Trump
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Former AG Barr slams 'pathetically weak' legal theory behind Trump indictment: 'An abomination'
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office indicted Trump on Thursday
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"It's the epitome of the abuse of prosecutorial power to bring a case that would not be brought against anyone else. They are going after the man, not a crime. And the legal theory, frankly, is pathetically weak," he argued.
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"The claim is that [recording the Cohen reimbursements as legal payments] is false and therefore violated a misdemeanor statute in the first instance against false documents," Barr said. "I actually don't think that's a valid claim in this case, because the statute actually requires that it be done with the intent to defraud."
"They're assuming that the payments were a campaign finance violation because they were effectively a contribution to the Trump campaign. I can tell you that's not the law. I don't think that's how the Justice Department would view it," Barr added.
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Trump hatred is not a sound basis for an indictment. It has been one of the main characteristics of the left's response to Trump's political movement since he ran for office.
See, also:
Alvin Bragg Or Grand Jury Member Could Face 5 Years In Prison, Dershowitz Says
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“It is likely that a serious felony has been committed right under District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s nose and he is not investigating it. Under New York law, it is a felony to leak confidential grand jury information, such as whether the jurors voted to indict. The protection of secrecy is as applicable to President Trump as it is to anyone else,” the attorney said in an op-ed for The New York Sun.
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And:
Victim Rights NY founder Jennifer Harrison slammed the activist DA for being 'completely incompetent'
And:
Former Trump rival Jeb Bush calls Manhattan grand jury indictment 'very political'
Decrying the Trump indictment, Bush said the grand jury's decision is 'not a matter of justice'
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