CV NEWS FEED // A spokesman for a Department of Justice (DOJ) office stated in an undercover video that Democratic New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump is “nonsense” and a politically motivated effort at the behest of “the Democrats.”
In addition, Nicholas Biase acknowledged that Bragg’s prosecution – which resulted in Trump’s May 30 conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records – is backfiring on Democrats.
Biase is the chief spokesman for the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York – a jurisdiction that covers Manhattan, the Bronx, and six suburban counties in upstate New York.
An undercover journalist from the independent media source MugClub told Biase: “Those felonies did nothing to stop Trump from running.”
“No, in fact they made him more relevant,” the DOJ spokesman replied.
“Did that backfire?” the journalist asked.
The prosecution is “a perversion of justice,” Biase continued. “[Bragg] was stacking charges and rearranging things just to make it fit a case. No, to be honest with you, I think the case is nonsense.”
Using an expletive, Biase likened state-level prosecutors such as Bragg’s to the Wild West: “They’re like idiots. They don’t care. They’re all political.”
Biase went on to say that Bragg is “probably going to try to lock [Trump] up.”
“They’re so obsessed with getting him,” Biase continued.
“Who is they?” the journalist asked.
“The Democrats,” Biase replied. He explained that he has personally known Bragg, who used to work in his office, for 15 years.
The spokesman implied that Bragg, his “very ambitious” former colleague, may have decided to prosecute Trump to increase his name recognition and pave the way for a potential future bid for higher office, such as New York City mayor.
“Before [Bragg] decided to prosecute Trump, did you know who he was?” Biase said. “You do now.”
The spokesman said he’s “not sure what [Bragg] wants to be, but I know he’s not happy just being the DA of New York County.”
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Referring to Trump, Biase indicated that “every real estate person in New York does what he did. Nobody’s ever been charged with this.”
The undercover journalist asked the DOJ official: “What was the point of even doing it then?” She was referring to Bragg’s prosecution of Trump.
“To make him a convict,” Biase replied. “A convicted felon.”
“I think it’s called lawfare,” the journalist said.
“Yes,” Biase responded, agreeing with her assessment. “That is what they call it.”
When the journalist asked Biase about the ongoing Georgia election interference case against Trump, he called it “a travesty of justice.”
“To put it mildly, it’s a mockery of justice,” he continued, calling Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “a joke.”
“The whole thing is disgusting,” he added. “They’re just out to get him.”
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