Trump Guilty of Felonies, But DA Dropped the Ball, Say Former Prosecutors
Two lead prosecutors in the investigation of Trump’s business dealings said Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's decision to drop the case was misguided and "a grave failure of justice."
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Mark F. Pomerantz, one of the two senior Manhattan prosecutors in the investigation of Donald J. Trump who resigned after District Attorney Alvin Bragg abruptly dropped tghe case, says the office could have convicted Trump of “numerous felony violations” and that Bragg’s decision was “contrary to the public interest” and a “grave failure of justice,” reports the New York Times. Pomerantz, and fellow senior prosecutor Carey R. Dunne, who resigned on the very same day, had planned to charge Trump with falsifying business records, specifically his annual financial statements, which is a felony in New York State, but Bragg’s decision to not pursue charges threw an investigation that would have made Trump the first American president to face criminal charges into serious doubt.
Bragg balked at pursuing an indictment against Trump, shutting down Pomerantz’s and Dunne’s presentation of evidence to a grand jury and prompting their resignations. In his own resignation letter, Pomerantz wrote that he believed there was enough evidence to prove Trump’s guilt “beyond a reasonable doubt” — and that while he believes Bragg “devoted significant time and energy to understanding the evidence” in the inquiry and had made his decision in good faith, “a decision made in good faith may nevertheless be wrong.” Bragg has told aides that the inquiry could move forward if a new piece of evidence is unearthed, or if a Trump Organization insider decides to turn on Trump. Some investigators in the office saw either possibility as highly unlikely.
