Alvin Bragg, Manhattan's District Attorney, has great friends and determined critics
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a press conference following the arraignment of former U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City on April 4, 2023.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a press conference following the arraignment of former U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City on April 4, 2023.Observers, friends and former colleagues view Alvin Bragg Jr., the Manhattan district attorney, as a smart, deliberate lawyer and a selfless public servant.
"If Alvin was in the room, like, I always felt really safe and supported," Bhargava says."I felt like there was someone in the room who would always have my back."The Manhattan district attorney now oversees a team of six prosecutors trying the case against Donald Trump. Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
The former president has claimed Bragg's prosecution to be politically motivated. Trump's defense attorneys have filed and failed to have the case delayed or dismissed. The presiding judge, Juan Merchan, has denied all those motions. "He would carefully read all of the pleadings or briefs or memos that we were writing. And look up the cases himself and, like, really, really delve into them," she says.
"I had a gun pointed at me six times, three by the NYPD during lawless stops, and three by people who were not police officers," Bragg told the congregation. Tina Luongo says Bragg has put people in high places of his administration who"think outside the box" in terms of reform. Tina Luongo heads criminal defense practice for the Legal Aid Society, the city's primary source for public defenders. They were familiar with Bragg for many years and aware of his reform efforts when he worked in the New York Attorney General's office.Legal Aid Chief Attorney Tina Luongo says Alvin Bragg is an attentive listener.
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