Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg 'allowed political motivations and animus to infect its prosecutorial discretion,' the House Judiciary Committee argued in a report Thursday
EXCLUSIVE: The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office 'allowed political motivations and animus to infect its prosecutorial discretion,' the House Judiciary Committee argued in a report Thursday, saying charges were brought against former President Trump employed a 'dangerously low threshold' to prosecute 'political opponents.
Pomerantz declined to answer most questions, but told the committee that was largely due to the then-pending investigation into Trump. Pomerantz, a donor to Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, previously worked on the Trump investigation with ex-prosecutor Carey Dunne under Bragg's predecessor, former Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance. Both Pomerantz and Dunne resigned after Bragg took the helm and raised doubts about pursuing a case against Trump.
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