
New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino is urging the incoming Trump administration to launch a federal civil rights probe into the Manhattan District Attorney's Office following Marine veteran Daniel Penny's recent acquittal. Paladino alleges that District Attorney Alvin Bragg's charges, including those in the high-profile subway chokehold case, were politically motivated.
Paladino, a Republican, has been a vocal supporter of Penny, arguing that he deserved a fair trial and had been 'failed by the system.' Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran, was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide after putting a homeless man in a chokehold on a New York City subway.