The plot to trap Trump continues. While legal professionals, including former prosecutors, cautioned the case that appeared weak, the Democratic opposition to the former president Donald Trump applauded Trump’s unprecedented criminal prosecution.
The Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, is believed to have gotten the indictment based on a unique legal premise that Trump, 76, fabricated business documents as part of a federal campaign finance violation by paying Stormy Daniels $130,000 in hush money prior to the 2016 election.
According to Fox News Digital, Trump alleged that the legal action brought against him was a political witch hunt and pled not guilty to the multiple accusations.
Daniel Bibb, a former deputy district attorney who spent more than two decades trying murder cases in Manhattan, stated in an interview with the news source that “if it wasn’t Donald Trump, no prosecutor in the world would have touched this.” “You and I wouldn’t have faced charges if we had done what Trump did.”
Despite being the first president to face criminal charges, experts contend that Trump’s case against him is far from clear-cut.
Mark Bederow, a former Manhattan prosecutor who is now a defense attorney, stated that Stormy Daniels might be required to appear in court, a decision that could backfire because many people view her as an uncaring opportunist. She has demonstrated a voracious thirst for media attention, according to the attorney, and has frequently given conflicting remarks to the press, according to Fox News.
According to the indictment, Trump sought to falsify business records in addition to another crime in order to convert the misdemeanor charge to a felony. Since the indictment is silent on the nature of this second crime, Bragg has asserted that he is not required by law to reveal it at a press conference.
Top Democrats celebrated the case’s success even as legal experts raised serious reservations about the legally dubious criminal accusations Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg presented against Trump.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a Democrat, said that the criminal case was something that democracy itself demanded. Trump’s impeachment trial for encouraging Ukraine to look into the Biden family in 2020 was handled by Schiff.
“The indictment of a former president is unprecedented. But so too is the unlawful conduct in which Trump has been engaged,” Schiff said.
“A nation of laws must hold the rich and powerful accountable, even when they hold high office. Especially when they do. To do otherwise is not democracy.”
Al Sharpton, an activist and MSNBC host, described the indictment as karma for Trump, who will face Joe Biden again in 2024 for President.
“All I can say is, what goes around comes around,” Sharpton said in a statement — blasting Trump for his 1980s activism in the Central Park Five rape case.
“It’s not lost on those of us who were there in 1989 that Donald Trump will likely walk into the same courthouse where the Exonerated 5 were falsely convicted for a crime they did not commit,” Sharpton said.
Donald Trump indicted in Stormy Daniels hush money probe by Manhattan grand jury
“Let’s not forget that it was Donald Trump who took out full-page ads calling for these five Black and Brown young men to get the death penalty,” the National Action Network founder added.
“This is the same man who’s now calling for violence when he has to go through the same system. The same man will have to stand up in a courtroom and see firsthand what the criminal justice system is like.”
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) described the indictment as a step toward Congress deciding to bar Trump from holding office, which previously was considered and rejected in the chaotic aftermath of the Jan 6, 2021 US Capitol riot, The New York Post reported.
“No one in this country is above the law – including former President Trump. Being indicted for falsifying business records with hush money is only the beginning of being held accountable for his crimes,” Bowman said.
Bowman, who represents parts of the Bronx and Westchester County, noted that Trump may face additional criminal charges due to federal probes of his actions to challenge the 2020 election results and his handling of classified information after he left office.
“Trump attempted to illegally overturn election results in Georgia and worked to incite the insurrection at the Capitol, both in an effort to overthrow our government to advance his fascist cause,” Bowman said.
“His continued calls for protests following his arrest are just another dog whistle for his followers: destroy our democracy.”
Rephrased from: The Republic Brief By: Trump Knows
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