“Alvin Bragg is caught between a rock and a hard spot,” said Susan Del Percio, a longtime New York-based Republican strategist who has opposed Trump. “He had to bring the charges forward because of public pressure, but he isn’t sure if they’ll stick.”
NO HE DID NOT HAVE TO BRING THESE CHARGES FORWARD. IN FACT HE HAS AN ETHICAL OBLIGATION NOT TO BRING CHARGES IF HE THINKS A REASONABLE JURY WOUKD NOT CONVICT.
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Bragg has also taken criticism from Democrats and members of his own prosecutorial team after he last year opted against moving forward in a different investigative prong involving Trump.
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…Bragg’s decision to not seek an indictment from that jury compelled two top prosecutors in the probe — Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne — to resign.
“The team that has been investigating Mr. Trump harbors no doubt about whether he committed crimes — he did,” Pomerantz wrote in his resignation letter…
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“In some ways, I think he felt some pressure to bring something forward because of all of this to help wipe his slate clean,” one strategist said. “This would be his chance to redefine himself and have a bit of redemption.”
“It was such an utter mess,” the strategist said.
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“…I would not be surprised if he doesn’t step back from the brink,” CNN political commentator Van Jones said
“I’ll be blunt: if he does that, he might as well just hang it up. All of this, and then say nevermind? Are you kidding me?”—Catherine Christian, a former financial fraud prosecutor in Bragg’s office who was not involved in the Trump investigation.