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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

Former Manhattan prosecutor reportedly thought it was too risky to indict Donald Trump

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr apparently balked on indicting former President Donald Trump over fears he'd lose the case, according to a special prosecutor who resigned from the legal team this year.

The comments were made by Mark Pomerantz, the special prosecutor who quit the case, during an episode of The Cutting Edge podcast, which covers legal matters. The podcast is hosted by Columbia Law School professor John C Coffee Jr and US District Judge Jed S Rakoff.

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