DA Alvin Bragg’s Latest Move Proves He Won’t Give Up His Case Against Trump
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg still refuses to drop his case against President-elect Donald Trump, as an 82-page brief filed on Tuesday, titled the “PEOPLE’S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS,” lays out. While Trump’s legal team has argued that his election means Judge Juan Merchan has to toss out the case, Bragg’s office argues that this doesn’t kick in until Trump is inaugurated on January 20. Last month, Merchan indefinitely delayed sentencing.
Not only is there such a section in the brief about how Trump does not have immunity as the president-elect, but there’s also a section claiming, “Defendant’s forthcoming presidential immunity does not require dismissal.”
The brief signals Bragg remains opposed to tossing the case, and lays out several alternatives that Merchan can consider. As The Hill summarized:
Bragg previously signaled he would oppose Trump’s effort to outright toss the case, and the new filing provides prosecutors’ most extensive arguments yet about how Trump’s return to the White House should impact the first criminal prosecution of a former president.
The 82-page brief does not plainly spell out the state’s preference for what should happen, instead walking through several options. Prosecutors left the door open to sentencing Trump before his inauguration but acknowledged Trump’s vows to stop it.
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