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Chicago Sun-Times
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Michael Sisak | Associated Press

Manhattan district attorney leading Trump case says rhetoric won’t intimidate office

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was the target of a social media post by Donald Trump on Saturday in which the former president said he could be arrested in the coming days and criticized the district attorney. He encouraged his supporters to protest and “take our nation back.” (AP Photos)

NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is standing firm against Donald Trump’s increasingly hostile rhetoric, telling his staff that the office won’t be intimidated or deterred as it nears a decision on charging the former president.

Bragg sent an internal memo late Saturday, hours after Trump unleashed a three-part, all-caps social media post in which he said he could be arrested in the coming days, criticized the district attorney and encouraged his supporters to protest and “TAKE OUR NATION BACK!”

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