Bragg Crosses the Rubicon, Indicting Trump on Stormy Daniels Nonsense

This appears to be about as execrable an exercise of prosecutorial discretion as one can fathom.

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New York district attorney Alvin Bragg arrives at the district attorney’s office in New York City, March 29, 2023.

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And they say Trump is the norm-breaker.

Alvin Bragg, the elected progressive Democrat who ran for Manhattan district attorney as the candidate most likely to wield his power against Donald Trump, crossed the Rubicon on Thursday. His subordinate prosecutors presented and convinced a grand jury to vote for an indictment that will make Trump the first former president to be charged with a crime in American history.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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