Manhattan District Attorney’s ‘Soft On Crime’ Record Is Brought Into the Spotlight as He Readies an Indictment of President Trump

Between 2021 and 2022, the number of major felonies that occurred in the city increased by 26 percent.

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The Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, on August 4, 2021, when he was a candidate for the office. AP/David R. Martin

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s sudden about-face on President Trump, after declining to prosecute him last year, is raising the eyebrows of his critics who say his overt leniency on violent crime does not correspond with his newfound zeal for prosecuting the former president for years-old conduct likely to be a misdemeanor.

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