Staff Reports
In the latest twist in the ongoing drama surrounding former President Donald Trump and the New York legal circus, attorney Alan Dershowitz has had enough of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s antics. Recently, Dershowitz suggested that Trump’s legal team ought to pull out all the stops and seek a writ of mandamus to put a halt to Bragg’s attempt to kick the legal can down the road until 2029. Yes, you read that right—Bragg is keen on tying Trump up in bureaucratic knots at least until he is safely out of office.
Bragg’s move to delay sentencing while opposing Trump’s motion to dismiss the case has Dershowitz shaking his head. It appears that Bragg is quite comfortable with the idea of not just delaying justice but freezing it like a popsicle in the freezer until he can ensure it causes maximum embarrassment to Trump. In a legal game of freeze tag, Bragg seems to be the only one enjoying the game, while the former president is left to fend off what looks like a politically motivated charade.
Alan Dershowitz Outlines How Trump Lawyers Should Handle Bragg’s Plan To ‘Freeze’ Business Docs Casehttps://t.co/y8TDv1QPPX
— Douglass Mackey (@DougMackeyCase) November 20, 2024
Dershowitz has expertly highlighted the absurdity of this situation, likening the freezing of the case to attempting to revive a frozen human being. Shockingly, Bragg’s strategy rests on the hope that by postponing the sentencing, Trump would be unable to appeal—a tactic that certainly seems more about political maneuvering than legal righteousness. After all, it’s hard to deny the glaring reality that freezing a non-existent crime is more about peddling political vendettas than pursuing justice.
The Manhattan jury already played their hand, convicting Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records, stemming from a scandal involving a $130,000 hush payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Dershowitz insists that there is no legitimate crime here; the charges are as flimsy as a wet paper towel. With his insight, he asserts that Bragg’s unnecessary delay serves no real purpose other than to allow the conviction to dangle over Trump’s head like the Sword of Damocles—an obvious ploy to keep the former president in the crosshairs of public scrutiny during his upcoming electoral campaign.
The recommendation from Dershowitz for Trump’s lawyers to bring a writ of mandamus to the appellate courts could serve as a crucial lifeline. This legal maneuver demands that the appellate courts step in and assert that the rights of the accused cannot be tossed aside for political theatrics. A quick resolution one way or another might be the only hope for restoring some semblance of normalcy in this legal calamity. The courts, like anyone watching this unfolding spectacle, are unlikely to sit idly by as Bragg plays the role of the villain in this riveting courtroom drama.
