CNN legal analyst Ellie Honig ran the story. new york The magazine pointed out many of the procedural flaws behind the prosecution of former President Donald Trump, who was convicted in Manhattan on Monday.
Among other issues, Honig noted that no state prosecutor has ever tried to enforce federal election laws before, and many legal experts say the Manhattan district attorney lacks the authority or jurisdiction to do so.
Honig I have written:
The judge made a small donation of $35, but apparently rule It would prohibit New York judges from making political contributions of any kind, including funds donated by judges to pro-Biden and anti-Trump political activities. designation For “standing up to the Republican Party and the far-right legacy of Donald Trump.” If he’d donated a few dollars to “Re-Elect Donald Trump, MAGA Forever!” would people have been at all happy to have him continue on the case? Absolutely not.
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District Attorney Alvin Bragg ran for office in an overwhelmingly Democratic county. advertise His talent for hunting Trump. He strangely (and mistakenly) I boasted. “It’s true that I have sued Mr. Trump over 100 times,” he said during the campaign. (Disclosure: Mr. Bragg and Mr. Trump’s lead lawyer, Todd Blanche, are friends and former colleagues of mine in the Southern District of New York.)
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The allegations against Trump are vague and largely unprecedented. There is no state attorney No one in New York, Wyoming, or any state has ever brought a direct or predicate state offense against anyone or anything using federal election law. Not one. Not once. Even setting aside the specifics of election law, the Manhattan district attorney himself Mostly never A case will be filed in which the only charge is falsifying business records.
Honig has rebelled against CNN’s anti-Trump editorial line in recent weeks by criticizing the Trump trial throughout his broadcasts.
Joel B. Pollack is executive editor of Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday The show airs Sunday nights from 7 to 10 p.m. (4 to 7 p.m. ET) on SiriusXM Patriot. He recently published an e-book,Trumpian virtues: The lessons and legacy of Donald Trump’s presidency” is available on Audible. He is also the author of an e-book. Not Free or Fair: The 2020 US Presidential ElectionHe is the recipient of the Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship in 2018. Follow him on Twitter. Joel Pollack.
