Manhattan DA Doesn’t Take Kindly To Barely Veiled Threats From Donald Trump

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We do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York.

Our law enforcement partners will ensure that any specific or credible threats against the office will be fully investigated and that the proper safeguards are in place so all 1,600 of us have a secure work environment.

— An excerpt from an email sent by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, telling his staff that their security was his “top priority,” in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s social media call to his supporters to protest his expected indictment. Bragg’s office is investigating Trump’s hush-money payout to adult film star Stormy Daniels, and Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, reportedly dished on all of the details to the grand jury convened in the case.

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