Tag: Alvin Bragg

NTD Evening News (April 11): DA Bragg Sues Rep. Jordan Over Trump Indictment; White House Played Role in FBI Raid: AFLF

Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg has sued Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), alleging the top Republican member has launched a campaign meant to intimidate. A New York grand jury recently brought charges against former President Donald Trump, drawing intense criticism from Jordan and other Republicans. Jordan has subpoenaed one of Bragg’s top former lieutenants, and asked…


Bragg Sues Jordan Over Alleged ‘Campaign to Intimidate’

Manhattan’s district attorney has sued Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), alleging the top Republican member has launched a campaign meant to intimidate. A New York grand jury, encouraged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, recently brought charges against former President Donald Trump, drawing intense criticism from Jordan and other Republicans. Jordan has subpoenaed one of Bragg’s top former…


House Republicans Set Hearing on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s ‘Pro-Crime’ Policies

The House Judiciary Committee announced on April 10 it will hold a field hearing in New York City on April 17 to discuss Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, just weeks after the unprecedented indictment and arraignment of former President Donald Trump in Bragg’s district. The hearing is titled “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan.” Bragg…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Left-Leaning Media Break Ranks to Criticize Trump Charges as Defense Lays Out Strategy for Case

News outlets that typically lean heavily against former President Donald Trump have been breaking ranks to criticize the charges brought against Trump in New York last week. Many note that despite their dislike of the former president, the case against him appears legally weak and politically motivated. Meanwhile, Trump’s legal team has laid out its…


LIVE NOW: Left-Leaning Media Break Ranks to Criticize Trump Charges as Defense Lays Out Strategy for Case

News outlets that typically lean heavily against former President Donald Trump have been breaking ranks to criticize the charges brought against Trump in New York last week. Many note that despite their dislike of the former president, the case against him appears legally weak and politically motivated. Meanwhile, Trump’s legal team has laid out its…


Left-Leaning Media Break Ranks to Criticize Trump Charges as Defense Lays Out Strategy for Case

News outlets that typically lean heavily against former President Donald Trump have been breaking ranks to criticize the charges brought against Trump in New York last week. Many note that despite their dislike of the former president, the case against him appears legally weak and politically motivated. Meanwhile, Trump’s legal team has laid out its…


Former AG Bill Barr: Bragg’s Case Against Trump ‘A Political Act,’ Will ‘Gravely Weaken Trump’

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s indictment against Donald Trump is “transparently an abuse of prosecutorial power to accomplish a political act,” which will rally a big portion of his base but “gravely weaken Trump” in the general election, former Attorney General William Barr said April 9 on ABC’s “This Week.” Trump pleaded not guilty to…


LIVE 4/10, at 10:30 AM ET: Left-Leaning Media Break Ranks to Criticize Trump Charges as Defense Lays Out Strategy for Case

News outlets that typically lean heavily against former President Donald Trump have been breaking ranks to criticize the charges brought against Trump in New York last week. Many note that despite their dislike of the former president, the case against him appears legally weak and politically motivated. Meanwhile, Trump’s legal team has laid out its…


Ex-Attorney: ‘Problematic’ That Judge Overseeing Trump Case Donated to Biden’s Campaign

A former prosecutor has warned that it’s “troubling” a judge overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump appears to have made political donations to President Joe Biden’s campaign and other organizations. Carol Lam, a former federal prosecutor in Southern California, told “MSNBC Reports” on Friday that Juan Merchan’s prior political contributions could pose an…


The Point of No Return

Commentary The Roman historian Suetonius described Julius Caesar as timid and noncommittal as he initially approached the Rubicon River—a shallow and narrow waterway that, at the time, demarcated the boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy proper—in January 49 B.C.E. In fact, the historian ultimately attributed Caesar’s decision to cross the waterway, precipitating a four-year civil…