2 Leading Manhattan D.A. Candidates Face the Trump Question
Alvin Bragg and Tali Farhadian Weinstein both have had dealings with President Donald J. Trump’s administration that Mr. Trump could try to use against them.
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Alvin Bragg and Tali Farhadian Weinstein both have had dealings with President Donald J. Trump’s administration that Mr. Trump could try to use against them.
Trump Prepares Pardon Wave for Final Hours Among those under consideration for grants of clemency are the former New York Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver and the rapper Lil Wayne. Sheldon Silver, the former New York Assembly speaker, was convicted twice on corruption charges and sentenced to prison last summer.Credit...Gregg Vigliotti for The New York Times Those under consideration include such disparate figures as Sheldon Silver, the disgraced former New York Assembly speaker, and the rapper Lil Wayne, who pleaded guilty last month to a gun charge. Rudolph W. Giuliani says he does not expec...