Bragg should delay his Trump trial: Let the other, more serious, prosecutions happen first

Aug 12, 2023
Politically, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s April indictment of Donald Trump made sense. Bragg won the 2021 Democratic primary by being the best far left wing candidate in the field. Primary turnout is typically low, so by definition, the people who choose the next DA are strongly partisan Democrats. Indicting Trump on charges of falsifying business records endeared Bragg to the base, regardless of the strength of the case itself. In doing so, Bragg probably ensured his reelection.
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