Trump Is Guilty of 'Numerous' Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says
Source: N.Y. Times
One of the senior Manhattan prosecutors who investigated Donald J. Trump believed that the former president was guilty of numerous felony violations and that it was a grave failure of justice not to hold him accountable, according to a copy of his resignation letter.
The prosecutor, Mark F. Pomerantz, submitted his resignation last month after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, abruptly stopped pursuing an indictment of Mr. Trump.
Mr. Pomerantz, 70, a prominent former federal prosecutor and white-collar defense lawyer who came out of retirement to work on the Trump investigation, resigned on the same day as Carey R. Dunne, another senior prosecutor leading the inquiry.
Mr. Pomerantzs Feb. 23 letter, obtained by The New York Times, offers a personal account of his decision to resign and for the first time states explicitly his belief that the office could have convicted the former president. Mr. Braggs decision was contrary to the public interest, he wrote.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/nyregion/trump-investigation-felony-resignation-pomerantz.html
Karadeniz
(22,511 posts)gab13by13
(21,319 posts)to petition the governor to take the case away from Bragg and give it to another prosecutor, like Letitia.
I can see why Pomerantz is pissed, he agreed to work for free. He was the financial expert who sorted through all of Trump's documents.
Karadeniz
(22,511 posts)maxsolomon
(33,320 posts)"No one is above the law".
rockfordfile
(8,702 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,725 posts)PSPS
(13,593 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,814 posts)Peregrine Took
(7,413 posts)Thanks.
GB_RN
(2,350 posts)N/T
appmanga
(571 posts)...water remains wet, and we have the video. Right after this break...
Chainfire
(17,532 posts)The fix will also be in on Trump's federal cases.
DENVERPOPS
(8,814 posts)PatrickforB
(14,570 posts)You bet it is.
I wonder how much money changed hands...
DENVERPOPS
(8,814 posts)or they threatened his life and his family lives........which is far more likely.........
whatever happened to the DA before him/?????????
gab13by13
(21,319 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,814 posts)I have a hard time keeping all this straight.....
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)gab13by13
(21,319 posts)it would be nice for the NY AG, Tish James, to take the case, she was working with the Manhattan prosecutors.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)bluestarone
(16,924 posts)INFILTRATED!!!!! (can't help but feeling that way now)
Peregrine Took
(7,413 posts)Thank you.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)in this corrupt capitalistic country we call the US. We need to except the idea that the 2 justice system USA will not change anytime soon.
BigmanPigman
(51,585 posts)bluestarone
(16,924 posts)Instead of resigning??
gab13by13
(21,319 posts)because technically it's still an ongoing investigation.
JI7
(89,247 posts)investigated or at least questioned.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,939 posts)Generic Brad
(14,274 posts)I am NOT defending his decision and I share your anger. I just don't think righteous indignation is an adequate enough reason to lock someone up.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,939 posts)Hope that makes it clearer.
stopdiggin
(11,300 posts)The knee jerk "lock 'em up" chant chant makes us look like the MAGA gerbils.
Do we have a 'charge' we're prepared to level against this DA?
Some here are suggesting payoffs and bribery. If there is any substance to those claims (which to date we haven't seen) - that is one thing. On the other hand, unpopular decisions, (or righteous indignation as you point out) - aren't really grounds for jailing someone. And we should stop bleating this ridiculous mantra - all the while making ourselves look like authoritarian chumps.
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DLevine
(1,788 posts)Response to Generic Brad (Reply #29)
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Joinfortmill
(14,417 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)dchill
(38,474 posts)Snackshack
(2,541 posts)In the past 24hrs we passed 1 million Americans that have died from COVID-19. (per Worldometers)
A coup was attempted that appears to even include congress members and 2 SCOTUS justices
this on top of the numerous felony violations and our Justice Department is by all accounts from congressmen and journalists not doing anything at all.
This is sickening and I will never look at the country I was born and raised in the same again.
onetexan
(13,037 posts)Can someone leme know why pomerantz had to resign as well if he thought the Con is guilty as sin?
gab13by13
(21,319 posts)because Bragg was obstructing their prosecution. They realized that Bragg wasn't going forward with the case. Bragg put the brakes on their prosecution.
ffr
(22,669 posts)Arrest TFG and charge the motherf*cker!
Marcuse
(7,479 posts)gab13by13
(21,319 posts)get the governor to give the case to Letitia.
Marcuse
(7,479 posts)gab13by13
(21,319 posts)since she has been working with the DA prosecutors, and she has guts.
Marcuse
(7,479 posts)gab13by13
(21,319 posts)Response to Suburban Warrior (Original post)
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gab13by13
(21,319 posts)at least make the effort. I still believe that Letitia will nail Trump, but that's just a civil case.
I still see zero evidence that DOJ will go after the Big Fish.
Day 98 since the select committee sent the Mark Meadows criminal referral to DOJ.
Day 70 since the Michigan AG sent the fake elector referral to DOJ.
Looks like Steve Bannon is the only guy who DOJ indicted, Bannon will have to sue them since none of his cronies were indicted.
It will soon be Kornacki time when DOJ can't reveal ongoing investigations. Tick Tock.
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TexasTowelie
(112,141 posts)in New York an attorney can be disbarred; however, they still retain their license.
Jetheels
(991 posts)When you have Bragg, Garland.
Karma13612
(4,552 posts)This just stinks.
Glad it hit the press. Now we know we were being gaslighted by Bragg.
Wonder what the OTHER resignation letter would reveal? But this one is bad enuf that Bragg NEEDS to answer for it.
atreides1
(16,076 posts)The Manhattan DA is returning evidence to witnesses in its Donald Trump investigation, per The Daily Beast.
Two sources told the outlet that witnesses who gave evidence to prosecutors had been receiving it back recently.
Prosecutors generally return evidence to witnesses after an investigation has concluded, or when they no longer believe a crime has taken place.