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Eliot Rosewater

(31,106 posts)
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 06:13 PM Mar 2022

Trump skates again, Manhattan DA will not pursue charges.

A top prosecutor who abruptly left the Manhattan DA's office said in his resignation letter there's 'no doubt' that Trump committed 'numerous' felonies


https://www.businessinsider.com/former-manhattan-da-prosecutor-thinks-trump-committed-numerous-felonies-2022-3

Knew it.

Is the new DA dirty?

On the take?

I refuse to believe this was done for proper reasons.
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Trump skates again, Manhattan DA will not pursue charges. (Original Post) Eliot Rosewater Mar 2022 OP
Where are we left oldtime dfl_er Mar 2022 #1
Cowards plane and simple. BlueJac Mar 2022 #2
Par for the course SoonerPride Mar 2022 #3
My take is that charges have not yet been finally decide on, counsel patience and Alexander Of Assyria Mar 2022 #4
Please link a source for that and the quote, this is the first I am hearing that Eliot Rosewater Mar 2022 #5
Not possible as my opinion post is-self linking Alexander Of Assyria Mar 2022 #9
Point 1: the article says nothing about letting Trumpgo free brooklynite Mar 2022 #6
all signs are that Bragg will not pursue. harumph Mar 2022 #8
Exactly...but outrage demands that...the decision has already been made! It hasn't. Alexander Of Assyria Mar 2022 #10
The Chief Prosecutor is not "assigned". He is elected. former9thward Mar 2022 #12
Point taken...don't see anywhere where decision not to prosecute has been made, so simply m not so Alexander Of Assyria Mar 2022 #14
+1, uponit7771 Mar 2022 #13
I think Rebl2 Mar 2022 #7
I am OUT OF PATIENCE, this is RIDICULOUS Eliot Rosewater Mar 2022 #11
I'd like to know why? RussBLib Mar 2022 #15

BlueJac

(7,838 posts)
2. Cowards plane and simple.
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 06:22 PM
Mar 2022

Afraid to prosecute, I been saying that all along. Why is the big mystery? Lock the asshole up!

 

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
4. My take is that charges have not yet been finally decide on, counsel patience and
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 06:26 PM
Mar 2022

getting the correct chief prosecutor in charge.

brooklynite

(94,362 posts)
6. Point 1: the article says nothing about letting Trumpgo free
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 06:29 PM
Mar 2022

Point 2: the DA has denied that he won’t be pursuing charges.

harumph

(1,893 posts)
8. all signs are that Bragg will not pursue.
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 06:49 PM
Mar 2022

He hasn't EXPLICITLY stated that he's shutting it down. Your
correctives are tiring and do not evidence the keen perception you
appear desperate to show.

 

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
10. Exactly...but outrage demands that...the decision has already been made! It hasn't.
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 07:25 PM
Mar 2022

And any decision of current assigned chief prosecutor…can be overruled

 

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
14. Point taken...don't see anywhere where decision not to prosecute has been made, so simply m not so
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 09:59 AM
Mar 2022

pessimistic.

RussBLib

(9,003 posts)
15. I'd like to know why?
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 10:06 AM
Mar 2022

and I am sure millions more would also like to know.

what do you do with someone who promises to investigate while campaigning, then does a 180 shortly after taking office?

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