Legal analyst and George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley spoke with Fox News on Thursday about the latest developments in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York City.
New York Judge Juan Merchan set the trial to begin on March 25th.
Turley warns this could be a case of “selective prosecution” by DA Alvin Bragg.
“I think this is clearly selective prosecution by Bragg,” Turley said. “I don’t see how you view it any other way. The problem is how do you make that case legally?”
“I think it is ridiculous,” Turley continued. “[Bragg] is trying too hard. There comes a point when you try too hard and this is that point that what Bragg is doing is bootstrapping of an alleged federal crime and converting it into a state prosecution. That’s a crime that the Department of Justice did not find grounds to prosecute. But Bragg – that didn’t stop Bragg. He is using that claim of a federal election violation, referred to repeatedly, as part of this effort to conceal. So it’s a very odd type of prosecution, even though this provision has been used in past cases, I don’t know of any case like this one that bootstraps a federal offense of that kind.”
Trump shared a message on TRUTH Social after leaving the NYC court house Thursday morning.
“Just left the Courthouse in Manhattan. Biden’s DOJ people have taken control of the case. There was NO CRIME, and almost all legal scholars are saying that. It’s Election Interference, the Dems 2024 way of cheating!”
Listen to Turley’s analysis below:
WATCH: “Having this split screen for Trump is golden,” says Fox’s @JonathanTurley.
“He’s conveying how this is part of his ‘Where’s Waldo?’ existence.”
“They’re pulling him from state to state keeping him running from pillar to post.” pic.twitter.com/Ux3RFBO9T5
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