How Alvin Bragg’s Case Helped Torpedo Anti-Trump Lawfare

The unexpected spotlight on the Manhattan case had the effect of discrediting the entire enterprise in the public mind.

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New York County district attorney Alvin Bragg speaks in New York City, April 4, 2023.

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Author’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part series. The first part can be found here.

With President Joe Biden having withdrawn from the 2024 presidential campaign, the collapse of the Democrats’ lawfare crusade against the Republican nominee, former president Donald Trump, takes on added significance. Lawfare was not just the plan for making Trump conclusively unelectable; it was the plan for keeping Biden out of the public eye — for maintaining the spotlight on Trump because Democrats have known Biden was declining mentally and physically.

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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