- Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is set to become the first prosecutor to file criminal charges against Donald Trump over the alleged hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
- Bragg, who has faced internal criticism for delaying filing charges, has brought several witnesses before a grand jury, many of whom were involved in or aware of the payment made by Michael Cohen to Daniels in the final days of the 2016 election campaign.
- The courthouse at 60 Centre Street was temporarily closed and searched after a bomb threat.
- If Bragg does indict Trump, the prosecutor will be at the center of a legal and political storm beyond anything the Manhattan District Attorney’s office has experienced in recent memory.
- Three top Republicans from the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Bragg Monday saying that an indictment of Trump would be “an unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority.”.
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Preps Trump Charge for Porn Star’s Hush-Money Case
Weeks into his new job as Manhattan district attorney last year, Alvin Bragg faced a firestorm: Two senior prosecutors heading the office’s four-year investigation of Donald Trump wanted an immediate indictment of the former president.
Greg Farrell
