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JohnSJ

(91,807 posts)
Wed Mar 23, 2022, 10:37 PM Mar 2022

Now we know why DA Brag refused to release letters of resignation

A top prosecutor who abruptly left the Manhattan DA's office said in his resignation letter there's 'no doubt' that Trump committed 'numerous' felonies

One of the two top prosecutors who suddenly left the Manhattan district attorney's office last month said in his resignation letter that he believes former President Donald Trump is guilty of "numerous" felonies, The New York Times reported.

"The team that has been investigating Mr. Trump harbors no doubt about whether he committed crimes — he did," the prosecutor, Mark Pomerantz, said in his resignation latter, according to The Times.

Pomerantz and Carey Dunne, the other senior prosecutor who was leading the DA's criminal investigation into the Trump Organization's business dealings, resigned in February after the new district attorney, Alvin Bragg, expressed doubts about moving forward with a case against the former president.

Pomerantz said in his resignation letter, dated February 23, that Trump was in fact "guilty of numerous felony violations" and that it would be a "grave failure of justice" to not hold him accountable for his actions, according to The Times.

https://www.businessinsider.com/former-manhattan-da-prosecutor-thinks-trump-committed-numerous-felonies-2022-3?amp

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Now we know why DA Brag refused to release letters of resignation (Original Post) JohnSJ Mar 2022 OP
Bragg sucks (n/t) PJMcK Mar 2022 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #45
Something very fishy here. Joinfortmill Mar 2022 #2
It sure seems so JohnSJ Mar 2022 #3
Very fishy indeed PatSeg Mar 2022 #34
Need to investigate Bragg. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #38
I hope that some day we will learn why Bragg didn't continue. brer cat Mar 2022 #4
I recon that ForgedCrank Mar 2022 #28
Okay atreides1 Mar 2022 #29
I don't necessarily ForgedCrank Mar 2022 #31
Is it to prod the DOJ to assign special federal prosecutor? flying_wahini Mar 2022 #5
Trump always gets away with it SoonerPride Mar 2022 #6
How do we get rid of Bragg? Takket Mar 2022 #7
The Governor of the state of New York could replace him. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2022 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #46
Attorney General Letitia James could take over the investigation and prosecution. Marcuse Mar 2022 #20
And don't think that Vance was not part of the fix. Sneederbunk Mar 2022 #8
In the resignation letter, gab13by13 Mar 2022 #11
Yet Vance did not send it to the grand jury. Sneederbunk Mar 2022 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #47
Nov 2, 2021 9:40 PM EDT NEW YORK -- Alvin Bragg has been elected elleng Mar 2022 #9
I suspect Bragg will have a Dem challenger next time. nt SunSeeker Mar 2022 #19
By Then, It Will Be Too Late... GB_RN Mar 2022 #23
Yes, a special prosecutor needs to be assigned ASAP. Pomerantz would be perfect. nt SunSeeker Mar 2022 #24
Uhm, Bragg won the NY DA Dem primary with 34% of the vote. He received a whopping 86,000 votes Princess Turandot Mar 2022 #25
During the campaign he committed to prosecute Trump Danascot Mar 2022 #33
From December: New Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg pledges to focus on Trump investigations Danascot Mar 2022 #35
which he SEEMS not to have done. elleng Mar 2022 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #48
The law is difficult BradAllison Mar 2022 #50
Can we witness the bravery of Ukraine and stand up to one casino-owning gangster? lindysalsagal Mar 2022 #12
Apparently not. KPN Mar 2022 #17
This is exactly the kind of bullshit corruption MoonlitKnight Mar 2022 #26
+1, uponit7771 Mar 2022 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #53
And interestingly, Bragg very specifically asked... LowerManhattanite Mar 2022 #14
Jeffery Epstein case? Alan Dershowitz? Just a guess nt doc03 Mar 2022 #15
So...what or who is protecting TFG? This is utterly ridiculous! NewHendoLib Mar 2022 #16
I have always been less than impressed with NYC voters. Celerity Mar 2022 #18
Yes. Elessar Zappa Mar 2022 #41
Something fishy going on with Alvin Bragg KS Toronado Mar 2022 #21
Bragg is a coward. ZonkerHarris Mar 2022 #22
This is a powerful letter LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #27
Seems like Don Winslow is one of us, but I wonder what he said about the Jan 6 committee msfiddlestix Mar 2022 #54
How many times has drumpf evaded prosecution? Hundreds I suspect. BSdetect Mar 2022 #30
New York really screwed up in their choice of mayor and it appears district attorney. Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #32
Occam says Bragg and/or his family was threatened. Patterson Mar 2022 #39
Are you saying that is why he dropped the case against trump? JohnSJ Mar 2022 #40
Im saying in my view it's the most likely reason. Patterson Mar 2022 #42
If that is the case, then he should have never ran for DA, and should be removed from office for not JohnSJ Mar 2022 #43
TFG will never spend a minute in jail shanti Mar 2022 #44
Thank you Mr. Pomerantz for doing your job ! RANDYWILDMAN Mar 2022 #49
We just need to be patient Meowmee Mar 2022 #51
When nails bloom JohnSJ Mar 2022 #52

Response to PJMcK (Reply #1)

brer cat

(24,337 posts)
4. I hope that some day we will learn why Bragg didn't continue.
Wed Mar 23, 2022, 10:43 PM
Mar 2022

It doesn't make sense to drop a case when the two top investigators have found the evidence they need.

ForgedCrank

(1,702 posts)
28. I recon that
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 01:54 AM
Mar 2022

is likely the snag. They say nothing of evidence, they just say they are convinced he committed felonies. That won't work in court.
The good news is that they are continuing the investigation, so let's hope they are able to come up with something of substance that can actually be proven.

atreides1

(16,039 posts)
29. Okay
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 09:41 AM
Mar 2022

Perhaps Pomerantz is making his statement based on the evidence that he had access to!

Just because Bragg is "continuing" the investigation, doesn't mean that he's actually continuing the investigation!

ForgedCrank

(1,702 posts)
31. I don't necessarily
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 10:11 AM
Mar 2022

disagree with any of what you said, it's just a sad truth that solid evidence is required.
If he submits this with inadequate evidence, he can't just keep going back and doing it over and over again until one finally sticks with a grand jury. I don't think we really know for sure if he is trying to squash this for nefarious reasons, or if it is the evidence issue. It's just worth considering was my only real point. My hope is that he is on the trail, but holding back until he has something solid enough to survive the scrutiny of the courts.

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Response to Sneederbunk (Reply #13)

elleng

(129,800 posts)
9. Nov 2, 2021 9:40 PM EDT NEW YORK -- Alvin Bragg has been elected
Wed Mar 23, 2022, 10:58 PM
Mar 2022

Nov 2, 2021 9:40 PM EDT
NEW YORK — Alvin Bragg has been elected Manhattan’s first Black district attorney.

The 48-year-old Democrat easily defeated Republican Thomas Kenniff on Tuesday to join a wave of progressive, reform-minded prosecutors in several big U.S cities.


DAMN, New York, get it together!

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/alvin-bragg-elected-as-manhattans-first-black-district-attorney

GB_RN

(2,263 posts)
23. By Then, It Will Be Too Late...
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 12:59 AM
Mar 2022

The statute of limitations will have run out on any charges for any crimes the tRump Crime Family committed.

I want to know what in the wide, wide world of fucks is up with Bragg basically dropping this case. I hope Leticia James is all over his ass on this.

Princess Turandot

(4,783 posts)
25. Uhm, Bragg won the NY DA Dem primary with 34% of the vote. He received a whopping 86,000 votes
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 01:18 AM
Mar 2022

There were 8 candidates. The person who came in second won 31% of the vote; the other 6 split the remainder.

None of the 8 candidates had a household name that would automatically carry them to victory. In each candidate's case, at least 66% of the voters did not support them.

The winner of the Democratic primary was going to win the general. That's how Bragg came to be elected.

Danascot

(4,634 posts)
33. During the campaign he committed to prosecute Trump
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 12:18 PM
Mar 2022

He's going back on a promise he made to voters. There was only 3% difference between him and the second place candidate during the primary so that promise might have made the difference in his win. (The winner of the Dem primary was expected to win the election). At a minimum he owes voters an explanation for his actions.

Alvin Bragg took over as Manhattan’s District Attorney in January after campaigning on a promise to hold the former President accountable.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/why-does-new-yorks-criminal-investigation-of-donald-trump-appear-all-but-over

The article also discusses some of the reasons it could be a difficult case to make.

Danascot

(4,634 posts)
35. From December: New Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg pledges to focus on Trump investigations
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 12:25 PM
Mar 2022
The next Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg Jr., says he plans to personally focus on the high-profile probe into former President Donald Trump's business practices and may expand the investigative team while keeping at least one senior prosecutor on the case.

Bragg, who will be sworn into office on January 1, said he hasn't been briefed on the facts of the Trump case, which is before a state grand jury. But he indicated he has no plans to disrupt the investigation he's inheriting even as he also wants to focus on his own agenda.

"This is obviously a consequential case, one that merits the attention of the DA personally," Bragg said in a recent interview over lunch in Harlem.

Carey Dunne, general counsel to the current District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. who argued successfully before the Supreme Court to get Trump's taxes, has agreed to continue on the case, people familiar with his decision told CNN. Bragg said he would like Mark Pomerantz, a highly regarded attorney with deep knowledge of financial investigations who was recruited by Vance to steer with the investigation, to also stay.

"It's hard for me to evaluate not knowing the facts, but just having worked on lots of investigations that are complex, I can say that you've got two very good lawyers that have been looking at it for a while. I think it would be a disservice to Manhattan to lose them," Bragg said.


https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/bragg-new-york-trump/index.html

Response to elleng (Reply #37)

lindysalsagal

(20,318 posts)
12. Can we witness the bravery of Ukraine and stand up to one casino-owning gangster?
Wed Mar 23, 2022, 11:22 PM
Mar 2022

?????????????????????????

MoonlitKnight

(1,584 posts)
26. This is exactly the kind of bullshit corruption
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 01:18 AM
Mar 2022

That Ukrainians rose up against in 2014 and have been fighting back against the Russian mafia since.

Response to lindysalsagal (Reply #12)

LowerManhattanite

(2,375 posts)
14. And interestingly, Bragg very specifically asked...
Wed Mar 23, 2022, 11:25 PM
Mar 2022

…that those prosecutors’ resignation letters be kept out of the purview of FOIA requests.

“Troublingly, the NY DA's office is refusing to release the letters, claiming that the letters contain "too much information" and could compromise an ongoing investigation. This claim rings hollow.”

He stepped in it with this. Big time.

Celerity

(42,446 posts)
18. I have always been less than impressed with NYC voters.
Wed Mar 23, 2022, 11:48 PM
Mar 2022

They elect poor quality, problematic candidates far too often at local and state levels.

KS Toronado

(16,715 posts)
21. Something fishy going on with Alvin Bragg
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 12:55 AM
Mar 2022

He's a Democrat, why in the world would he want to protect IQ4.5? Getting paid or blackmailed are the
only 2 reasons I can think of, he sure isn't doing his job. Can the Governor have him investigated?

msfiddlestix

(7,260 posts)
54. Seems like Don Winslow is one of us, but I wonder what he said about the Jan 6 committee
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 07:31 AM
Mar 2022

would you happen to know?

BSdetect

(8,988 posts)
30. How many times has drumpf evaded prosecution? Hundreds I suspect.
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 09:48 AM
Mar 2022

He knows how to grease the wheels.


JohnSJ

(91,807 posts)
43. If that is the case, then he should have never ran for DA, and should be removed from office for not
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 04:14 PM
Mar 2022

doing his job

shanti

(21,668 posts)
44. TFG will never spend a minute in jail
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 04:14 PM
Mar 2022

He will be fighting this in court until he's ready for his dirt nap. He and Epstein had tons of dirt on pretty much everyone. I just wonder if his kids will get the same carte blanche when he's gone.

RANDYWILDMAN

(2,633 posts)
49. Thank you Mr. Pomerantz for doing your job !
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 08:37 PM
Mar 2022

I wish Mr. Bragg to do his actual job, but sadly it feels like his job was to bury this.

Justice denied is not justice.

Meowmee

(5,164 posts)
51. We just need to be patient
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 08:55 PM
Mar 2022

Maybe he will change his mind

And there are others still going after dumpster. I am sure they will be successful in holding this monster accountable for his crimes before he is able to run for office again and establish a new fascist government.


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