On MSNBC’s “The Last Word” on Monday, host Lawrence O’Donnell showed a video of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg receiving a standing ovation at the Abyssinian Baptist Church after former President Donald Trump was convicted in New York’s business documents trial.
“Donald Trump didn’t go to church on Sunday. He never goes to church. After becoming the first prosecutor in history to convict a former president, the Manhattan district attorney went to church on Sunday morning, as he always does – just a block from the church his parents brought him to as a child,” O’Donnell said.
In the video, the Rev. S. Rashad Hoggard said, “Sisters and brothers, I just want to say two words right now. Two words. Are you ready to hear those two words? Alvin Bragg.”
After the congregation gave Bragg a standing ovation, Hoggard said, “Brother Alvin, we salute you. We love you. And we know God is with you and your family. We always pray for your protection and peace. And here in the resting place of our great ancestors, Thurgood Marshall and Constance Baker Motley, we know they are all honoring you and rooting for you, your wife and your family. We love you.”
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