Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg resided over Trump’s guilty verdict, but several high-profile Republicans have accused him of playing political games.
Several prominent Republicans have accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of political bias and election interference following the conviction of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records.
A Manhattan jury found Trump guilty of falsifying records to cover up hush money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to hide hush money payments to adult film actor Stormy Daniels in the run up to the 2016 presidential election.
Trump’s close allies in the Republican party have argued that the charges were politically motivated and designed to hinder his chances in the 2024 presidential election, with the claim that Bragg promised to prosecute Trump during his campaign for DA in 2021 being repeated frequently.
Sen. Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, issued a statement after the verdict: «The district attorney, who campaigned on a promise to prosecute Donald Trump, brought these charges precisely because of who the defendant was rather than because of any specified criminal conduct.»
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a staunch Trump supporter, described the verdict as a «shameful day in American history,» claiming that the charges were based on dubious testimony and aimed solely at discrediting the leading GOP candidate.
