Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has indicted former President Donald Trump, is following a well-trod Democratic playbook.
Legal experts have questioned the underpinnings of Mr. Bragg’s case, which according to all indications is based on a claim that the former president’s hush money paid to pornography actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign violated federal campaign finance laws.
Mr. Earle kept that secret while he rushed to get a third grand jury, newly sworn in, to indict on money laundering and conspiracy charges stemming from how a political action committee managed its money in the 2002 election.Mr. Earle eventually got his conviction, but an appeals court found that Mr. DeLay’s PAC did in fact try to comply with the law.
“Earle knew that DeLay would have to step down as majority leader upon indictment,” Mr. Berke said. “Even though the case was thrown out on appeal, the damage to DeLay’s political career was done.”indictment, it appears to be based on 7-year-old facts that were shopped around various prosecutors at the federal and state level – all of whom passed.”TrumpBefore he took on Mr. DeLay, Earle indicted Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison on campaign finance charges. He lost that case in fashion.
He said prosecutors usually go after staffers and then pressure them to take a deal and turn state’s evidence to try to bolster the case against the chief target.Under House Republican rules, Mr. DeLay had to step down from the majority leader’s post once he was indicted. John A. Boehner of Ohio took over the speakership.
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