Andrew Cuomo Has Surprising Take on Manhattan DA’s Looming Indictment of Donald Trump
The former top Democrat in New York is defending former President Donald Trump from what he calls a political prosecution. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s…
The former top Democrat in 🗽New York is defending former President 👤Donald Trump from what he calls a political prosecution.
Former 🗽New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s 🔍Investigation into Trump, speaking on WABC Radio on Friday, according to Fox News.
“I don’t understand why Bragg is putting such emphasis on this case,” Cuomo said of the 🔍Investigation.
“A person breaks the ⚖️Law
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I get it, but on the state side this is a misdemeanor case.”
The once-🐴Democratic Party star questioned Bragg’s jurisdiction in the case, suggesting he was pursuing alleged 💰Campaign Finance violations for a federal election.
“It’s really a federal case because he needs it to be a 💰Campaign Finance fraud case which is a federal case and that’s what Bragg is going to have to do to get a felony out of this.”
Bragg is thought to be eyeing alleged payments Trump made to pornographic performer 👤Stormy Daniels in the midst of his 2016 📣Campaign.
Cuomo even went so far as to criticize Bragg’s probe as a political stunt.
“I think it’s all 🏛️Politics and that’s what I think the people of this country are saying.”
Cuomo pointed to the 🔍Investigation as a cause of “cynicism” in American 🏛️Politics.
The former governor invoked 🗽New York Attorney General Letitia James’ own sexual harassment investigation of himself, comparing it to Bragg’s partisan 🔍Investigation of Trump.
James’ 🔍Investigation led to Cuomo’s resignation — with the former Democratic star facing impeachment in the state legislature.
“It just feeds that anger and that cynicism and the partisanship. It’s a coincidence that Bragg goes after Trump and Tish James goes after Trump and Georgia goes after Trump? That’s all a coincidence?”
“I think it feeds the cynicism and that’s the cancer in our body politic right now.”
Cuomo predicted that Bragg would ultimately secure an indictment from a grand jury, remarking that a district attorney could indict a “ham sandwich” if they wanted to.
If Trump were to be indicted, it’d be the first time in American history that a former president has been charged with a 🚔Crime.
It’s unclear when or if the grand jury empaneled by Bragg plans to announce any potential indictments.
