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46. I don't know, but he has an interesting philosophy

Wed Feb 23, 2022, 04:15 PM

Feb 2022

Bragg has said he would not prosecute lessor crimes, and his office announced they

would seek lesser charges for burglaries and store robberies where the offender "displays a dangerous instrument but does not create a genuine risk of physical harm."

While this isn’t the same type of crime, it does demonstrate an attitude about choosing what he personally feels he should prosecute, regardless what the law says

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2 Prosecutors Leading N.Y. Trump Inquiry Resign, Clouding Case's Future [View all] brooklynite Feb 2022 OP

Trump rso Feb 2022 #1

My first thought, too. Trump has always been reputed to have Russian mafia friends. Lonestarblue Feb 2022 #68

Obvious moniss Feb 2022 #2

Maybe guaranteed admissions to nice colleges? nitpicker Feb 2022 #12

WTF??? essaynnc Feb 2022 #3

Agreed DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #65

My early take is...... MyOwnPeace Feb 2022 #82

He's going to get away with everything. BlueTsunami2018 Feb 2022 #4

My thoughts exactly. Runningdawg Feb 2022 #5

I've thought so all along. sop Feb 2022 #56

That's four of us. blueinredohio Feb 2022 #57

Five dixiechiken1 Feb 2022 #75

He's not getting away from Letitia James. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #59

Can she also charge criminal charges if Bragg doesn't? Bev54 Feb 2022 #69

No, unfortunately. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #79

The fact that the Manhattan DA isn't going to pursue a criminal case against him Calista241 Feb 2022 #87

Not at all. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #92

While you are correct. Calista241 Feb 2022 #99

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2022 #102

Wouldn't Want Nuthin Bad Ta Happen To Yer Nice Little Family DanieRains Feb 2022 #6

Wow, 6 conspiracy theories in 6 responses. I think that's a new record. brooklynite Feb 2022 #7

So then whats the actual reason/not conspiracy theory then??? You're plugged in... winstars Feb 2022 #8

I'm plugged in to a municipal criminal justice office? brooklynite Feb 2022 #19

Notice that he couldn't be bothered to answer your question. tenderfoot Feb 2022 #32

Notice that he isn't stupid enough to speculate about something he knows nothing about - unlike Martin68 Feb 2022 #73

Here's something I saw floating about: tenderfoot Feb 2022 #76

Proving the source IS "stupid enough to speculate about something he knows nothing about" FBaggins Feb 2022 #114

Depressed, discouraged, disheartened, that's why. Ninga Feb 2022 #9

I don't know that anyone stated a conspiracy theory. It seems KPN Feb 2022 #48

Calling people "bought off" without a particle of evidence is a CT. former9thward Feb 2022 #50

You're saying its reasonable to accuse the Manhattan DA of corruption? brooklynite Feb 2022 #54

Heaven forbid anyone thinking a district attorney could be corrupt! Mysterian Feb 2022 #64

So the. It'll be easy to provide evidence... brooklynite Feb 2022 #86

One poster said anything that might be construed as an KPN Feb 2022 #101

"I wonder if someone got to Alvin Bragg." brooklynite Feb 2022 #111

That proves Q is involved here IronLionZion Feb 2022 #60

Oh definitely. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #81

Who couldn't see this coming? Ameri Canadian Feb 2022 #10

But Garland is conducting a double-secret investigation that will bring Trump to his knees. dem4decades Feb 2022 #35

I no longer click on stories claiming Matt Gaetz is about to be indicted. sop Feb 2022 #58

"on the verge" posts are just naive. LiberalLovinLug Feb 2022 #91

Bragg on the Trump prosecution... PoliticAverse Feb 2022 #11

Not surprising. Will be costly to try trump and little chance of a jury Hoyt Feb 2022 #13

Please tell me you have a reason for "little chance of a jury convicting him" better than... brooklynite Feb 2022 #20

Fact. And I think the DA knows it. Hoyt Feb 2022 #22

Like there was a Trumper on the Derek Chauvin trial? Or the Travis McMichael trial? brooklynite Feb 2022 #25

So why do you think it looks like they are giving up? Hoyt Feb 2022 #28

I'm willing to say "I don't know" about a story that broke an hour ago... brooklynite Feb 2022 #33

The NYT article has quite a bit in it that suggests the reasons - basically you have this- BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #85

Mark Pomerantz is a sharp financial prosecutor, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #29

Opinion krkaufman Feb 2022 #63

Not if you don't know either. It may well be fact, DA knows he can't convict. Hoyt Feb 2022 #70

Where is the state of NY on this matter, this does not sound right at all.... turbinetree Feb 2022 #14

The New York State investigation.... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #74

Thank you................ turbinetree Feb 2022 #80

No problem. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #89

The party... Wuddles440 Feb 2022 #15

The good news for Federal Prosecutors, they won't have to resign, there never was a Trump dem4decades Feb 2022 #16

Bragg is a coward. ZonkerHarris Feb 2022 #17

So many moving parts across many decades bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author tenderfoot Feb 2022 #21

Not good enough. It is the public's right to know why they resigned, and what is going on JohnSJ Feb 2022 #23

Was this "monthlong pause" already public knowledge, or only revealed by these resignations? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #24

Did they resign in protest? Even that isn't clear. JohnSJ Feb 2022 #27

It sounds like that to me, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #34

Yes, that is why the public has a right to know JohnSJ Feb 2022 #41

The next time anyone chastises me for worrying that Trump won't be charged... hamsterjill Feb 2022 #26

THIS 100% Runningdawg Feb 2022 #115

Is this the criminal side of the same investigation that Letitia James is pursuing Mr. Ected Feb 2022 #30

Yes, and they had a grand jury. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #36

Is Alvin Bragg being extorted? Only a crook lets big crooks go free. blm Feb 2022 #31

I don't know, but he has an interesting philosophy JohnSJ Feb 2022 #46

The Mazar accountant even flipped, WTF. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #37

Hmm, so if this was just a dud case and had little chance of success why did the prosecutors resign? Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #38

I guess Trump is just another businessman doing business in New York, there are no crimes. dem4decades Feb 2022 #39

"Legitimate financial discourse" is the new phrase we should use when we mean "blatant fraud." Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #104

OR - it just might be stopdiggin Feb 2022 #40

The Mazar accountant flipped. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #43

no. they really didn't stopdiggin Feb 2022 #53

I am going to turn on Nicolle to see if she had time to do a segment on this. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #42

or Ari, he seems to concentrate on the legal things. The DOJ does nothing, Jan 6th Committee has dem4decades Feb 2022 #45

I hope Rachel is back tonight, she is the only one I trust to do a deep dive. Bev54 Feb 2022 #72

Teflon Don is trending on twitter. nt yaesu Feb 2022 #44

Just the most recent example of why my extreme skepticism PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #47

Here are more insights from the Washington Post JohnSJ Feb 2022 #49

So Bragg is less interested than Vance. And all Vance ever did was kick the can down the road. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #90

Unsurprised RevBrotherThomas Feb 2022 #51

Nicolle is going to talk about the resignations. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #52

I want Trump behind bars because he besmirched his oath of office and committed crimes Mr. Ected Feb 2022 #55

They won't even go after him when the crimes are as evident as the nose on your face. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #88

Has the Grand Jury been dissolved? Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #61

I think it is empaneled until April. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #95

There you have it, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #62

I know - it's early in the 'game'.............. MyOwnPeace Feb 2022 #96

might be got everything put in place & service's not required now ! monkeyman1 Feb 2022 #66

First Vance, now Bragg krkaufman Feb 2022 #67

Yep atreides1 Feb 2022 #106

Jesus H. Christ. This is too much. And think it's a conspiracy theory all you like but this stinks Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #71

I had a taste of being threatened when I was on my small town borough council. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #78

Or his palm was greased. I don't know. All I know is that this is what ALWAYS happens Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #83

There are a lot of people more knowledgeable than us, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #97

BULLSHIT orangecrush Feb 2022 #77

Here's a few thoughts to talk people down tenderfoot Feb 2022 #84

The facts are 2 prosecutors abruptly resigned, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #100

Yep. dem4decades Feb 2022 #108

That's what he said. No other explanation. dchill Feb 2022 #112

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2022 #105

Wrote the Palmer Report off long ago. Hoyt Feb 2022 #107

When has the Palmer Report been right? Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #110

I can't believe people use them as a credible source of anything MichMan Feb 2022 #113

so we just roll over again? just let Putin threaten families? housecat Feb 2022 #93

TFG is still Individual1 . Seems easy to indict and convict him for that. NT SayItLoud Feb 2022 #94

Nope, the statute of limitations ran out for that, sorry. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #98

New DA same as the old DA atreides1 Feb 2022 #103

kick Celerity Feb 2022 #109