Bragg’s ‘Indictment’ Even Fails as an Indictment

What a disgrace.

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Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg speaks after former president Donald Trump appeared at Manhattan Criminal Courthouse after his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury, in New York City, April 4, 2023.

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It’s always possible to be surprised. The indictment brought by Manhattan’s elected Democratic district attorney Alvin Bragg against Donald Trump is even worse than I’d imagined.

Bragg’s indictment fails to state a crime. Not once . . . but 34 times. On that ground alone, the case should be dismissed — before one ever gets to the facts that the statute of limitations has lapsed and that Bragg has no jurisdiction to enforce federal law (if that’s what he’s trying to do, which remains murky).

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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