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Likelihood of Trump Indictment in Manhattan Fades as Grand Jury Wraps Up
"Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says "
The Manhattan district attorney is continuing to investigate Donald J. Trump, but knowledgeable people say charges are unlikely to occur in the foreseeable future, if ever.
Former President Donald J. Trump has said the district attorney’s office into his family business is politically motivated.
Brittany Greeson for The New York Times
By Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, William K. Rashbaum and Lananh Nguyen
April 29, 2022
When some two dozen New Yorkers filed into a Manhattan courthouse this week to finish out their grand jury service, the case against a man who would have been the world’s most prominent criminal defendant was no longer before them.
That man, Donald J. Trump, was facing potential criminal charges from the grand jury this year over his business practices. But in the weeks since the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, stopped presenting evidence to the jurors about Mr. Trump, new signs have emerged that the former president will not be indicted in Manhattan in the foreseeable future — if at all.
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“It’s a work in progress,” Mr. Bragg said, adding later, “We’ve got seasoned prosecutors working every day. It’s not going to be on a timeline.”
But impaneling a new grand jury could create challenges for any potential case. Mr. Trump’s lawyers could argue — and a judge might agree — that prosecutors were inappropriately hunting for a more favorable group of jurors.
It would also take time to prepare a new presentation of evidence and months to lay out a case to jurors.
Mr. Bragg’s office does not have unlimited time...
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Mr. Bragg’s office is monitoring Ms. James’s civil investigation for potential new leads, he has said. And Ms. James’s office is participating in the district attorney’s criminal investigation, opened by Mr. Bragg’s predecessor, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., more than three years ago.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/nyregion/trump-investigation-alvin-bragg-grand-jury.html
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"Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says "
The Manhattan district attorney is continuing to investigate Donald J. Trump, but knowledgeable people say charges are unlikely to occur in the foreseeable future, if ever.
Former President Donald J. Trump has said the district attorney’s office into his family business is politically motivated.
Brittany Greeson for The New York Times
By Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, William K. Rashbaum and Lananh Nguyen
April 29, 2022
When some two dozen New Yorkers filed into a Manhattan courthouse this week to finish out their grand jury service, the case against a man who would have been the world’s most prominent criminal defendant was no longer before them.
That man, Donald J. Trump, was facing potential criminal charges from the grand jury this year over his business practices. But in the weeks since the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, stopped presenting evidence to the jurors about Mr. Trump, new signs have emerged that the former president will not be indicted in Manhattan in the foreseeable future — if at all.
[...]
“It’s a work in progress,” Mr. Bragg said, adding later, “We’ve got seasoned prosecutors working every day. It’s not going to be on a timeline.”
But impaneling a new grand jury could create challenges for any potential case. Mr. Trump’s lawyers could argue — and a judge might agree — that prosecutors were inappropriately hunting for a more favorable group of jurors.
It would also take time to prepare a new presentation of evidence and months to lay out a case to jurors.
Mr. Bragg’s office does not have unlimited time...
[...]
Mr. Bragg’s office is monitoring Ms. James’s civil investigation for potential new leads, he has said. And Ms. James’s office is participating in the district attorney’s criminal investigation, opened by Mr. Bragg’s predecessor, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., more than three years ago.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/nyregion/trump-investigation-alvin-bragg-grand-jury.html
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