Trump's former lawyer met with the Manhattan DA's team several times. He says there's reason to believe charges against Trump are coming. (via The ReidOut Blog)
and Carey Dunne resigned last year as co-lead prosecutors in one of the cases due to Bragg's alleged trepidation in prosecuting Trump, I became resigned to the possibility — evenMy colleague Jordan Rubin over at the Deadline: Legal Blog wrote, which touches on accusations of inexplicable hesitancy in Bragg's office.
But on Thursday night’s episode of"The ReidOut," former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, who says he has met with Bragg’s team more than a dozen times, gave what he believes is some reason for optimism. Cohen defended Bragg against accusations that the DA is dragging his feet in prosecuting Trump over his business practices and his hush money payments to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Bragg, who took over the investigations in January 2022 when he became DA, is simply being thorough and acting with appropriate caution, Cohen said.“Right now, the plane is taxiing, and we’re getting real close to the runway," he said.
Cohen, who was convicted in 2018 of facilitating the Daniels payments, repeatedly stressed his belief that the probe is moving along, going so far as to say he’s been “impressed” by the pace at which Bragg's team has been brought up to speed. Those words may bring a modicum of comfort to those of us who’ve been hoping to see Trump held accountable for any potential crimes he may have committed.federal prosecutor in New York, offered a counterpoint.
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