Indictment of Donald Trump: No Surprise, Given Politicized Prosecutors
The lack of surprise over the indictment? Trump has been the targeted for prosecution by politically ambitious local DAs for a long while.
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The lack of surprise over the indictment? Trump has been the targeted for prosecution by politically ambitious local DAs for a long while.
The only reason Trump was the focus of these investigations in the first place is because of who he is — not necessarily because of the severity of any violations.
The widely reported indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, headed by Alvin Bragg, doesn’t come as a surprise. That lack of surprise, though, isn’t because he’s necessarily guilty of any crimes. Like anyone else accused of a crime, Trump is deemed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by legal and competent evidence.
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