In an unprecedented speech in Congress on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr. Schumer called Mr. Netanyahu an obstacle to peace and said Israel needs to hold new elections to replace him. The speech drew condemnation from Republican lawmakers. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said his office is […]
A county prosecutor in Arizona won’t be extraditing a murder suspect to New York City because of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s handling of violent offenders, she told local media at a news conference on Feb. 21. “I know there’s been discussion about New York wanting to extradite this individual,” said Maricopa County Attorney Rachel […]
Former President Donald Trump moved to dismiss his request to move the criminal case against him in Manhattan to federal court, on Tuesday, listing no reason in the brief filing. “Donald J. Trump, by and through undersigned counsel, respectfully moves this Court, pursuant to FRAP 42(b), to dismiss his appeal in this case. Upon information […]
Former President Donald Trump has filed a motion to dismiss a criminal case brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. His attorneys argue that the case is election interference, pointing to the fact that a grand jury was only seated weeks after President Trump announced last fall that he would be running for […]
A New York Supreme Court judge has quashed a pair of subpoenas brought by Manhattan district attorneys seeking emails sent by former first lady Melania Trump in a case against former President Donald Trump. Prosecutors for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office had issued the subpoenas seeking emails from Melania Trump and other documents as […]
Former President Donald Trump’s attempt to shift his New York criminal case to federal court has been rejected by a U.S. judge. Trump and his lawyers argued that because Trump was president when he carried out the actions for which he’s been charged, the case should be heard in federal, not New York, court. U.S. […]
The search for the missing tourist submarine near the wreckage of the sunken Titanic continues. Find out what challenges rescuers are facing. Former President Donald Trump is speaking out on classified documents and other matters. Trump gave his first interview since pleading not guilty to federal charges, and told his side of the story. New York District […]
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was sued by a conservative organization in a bid to turn over prosecution records relating to the cases against former President Donald Trump, who was arrested on multiple counts earlier this year. The Heritage Foundation think tank filed a Freedom of Information Law against the Manhattan prosecutor, alleging that he […]
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said in court filings that it opposes former President Donald Trump’s effort to move a “hush money” case to a federal court. Bragg argued in documents filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan (pdf) that Trump is not entitled to a venue change for the state criminal case because […]
Mark Pomerantz, a former Manhattan prosecutor who led an investigation into Trump’s finances, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during his deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday. The GOP-led committee is conducting oversight of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s “unprecedented indictment” of a former U.S. president. Former President Donald Trump in March became the first-ever […]
NEW YORK—Former President Donald Trump should be forbidden from sharing evidence produced during his criminal case with the media or the public, prosecutors said in a filing this week. Prosecutors with the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on April 24 asked New York Justice Juan Merchan to enter a protective order that would limit […]
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has dropped his effort to quash a congressional subpoena to a former prosecutor who worked in his office, a congressional aide told The Epoch Times in a statement on Friday. “This evening, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office withdrew its appeal in Bragg v. Jordan. Mr. Pomerantz’s deposition will go forward […]
In allegations of special treatment, an IRS agent says the Hunter Biden investigation is being mishandled and wants whistleblower status to tell Congress all about it. A court weighed in on the dispute over a subpoena for a former prosecutor between Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). In […]
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, requested public documents from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg regarding the Trump investigation. However, Bragg is allegedly stonewalling those requests. NTD spoke with a Heritage attorney to find out more.
NEW YORK—A federal judge in Manhattan ruled on April 19 that the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and its chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), can subpoena a former prosecutor who worked for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, a Trump appointee, ordered that the congressional panel has the authority to become involved […]
The House Judiciary Committee and its chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), on Monday filed a response to a motion filed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The filing comes amid a legal clash between Bragg and Jordan on whether Congress has the authority to investigate Bragg’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump. It began when […]
The House Judiciary Committee met in New York City on April 17 to hear from witnesses affected by violent crimes, which Republicans say is the result of District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s soft-on-crime policies. But Democrats on the panel said the hearing was political retribution over former President Donald Trump’s indictment. The FBI arrested two people […]
NEW YORK—Rising crime around the United States can be attributed to the “soft-on-crime” policies of Democrat district attorneys funded by George Soros, according to Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee. While in New York City on April 17 for a field hearing on “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan,” committee members shared their perspectives on […]
Democratic New York City Councilman Robert Holden took aim at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s leadership—or perceived lack thereof—at a New York field hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on April 17. “I’m here to address the lawlessness that has taken over the city in recent years as a result of the failed progressive policies […]
Crime victims told their stories to the Congressional Judiciary Committee during a hearing about Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s prosecutorial conduct, and what critics are calling selective prosecution.
