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In a major development, President Donald Trump says he thinks corrupt Manhattan attorney Alvin Bragg is dropping the case against him.
“I think they’ve already dropped the case,” Trump said. “From what I understand, I think it’s been dropped.”
Trump initially believed that he would have been indicted and arrested last week as a New York grand jury is deliberated criminal charges stemming from the 2016 presidential election.
Trump claims DA Bragg has ‘already dropped the case’ against him https://t.co/S5pcUlvBSd pic.twitter.com/EUsZo3NABx
— New York Post (@nypost) March 26, 2023
This immediately triggered national outrage over the politically-motivated investigation.
“I don’t like violence and I’m not not for violence,” Trump explained. “But a lot of people are upset and you know they rigged an election, they stole an election, they spied on my campaign.”
HUGE: Trump Says He Thinks Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Has Dropped the Case Against Him .
Trump wins again . pic.twitter.com/aOBFfBIzkx
— Johnny U (@Johnnypatriot64) March 26, 2023
“They did many bad things. They did a fake dossier,” Trump added.
Trump concluded, “I believe that if anything ever happened with the case, it’s a fake case.”
A number of people have noted that former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, allegedly committed the same crime, but were never indicted by a grand jury.
Trump is accused of paying $130,000 in alleged “hush money” to the then-lawyer of former porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump says the allegations are false and no crime was committed.
Has Alvin Bragg’s case against Donald Trump already been dropped? pic.twitter.com/DElcn50t20
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) March 27, 2023
Despite the total lack of evidence, Trump says the investigation continues as a result of funding from far-left billionaire George Soros.
During the same time period in 2016, Clinton’s campaign hid a payment for the Russian collusion sham by labeling it “legal fees.” Clinton was never arrested, but instead slapped with a fine.
#BREAKING: Trump To Be Indicted Wednesday, His Secret Service Detail Will Facilitate His Surrender: Report https://t.co/8EefFda8Hu
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 21, 2023
In the 90s, former President Bill Clinton allegedly paid Paula Jones $850,000 and no one batted an eye.
Trump says the case is based on “an old and fully debunked fairytale.” Trump’s lawyer will also likely argue that the five-year statute of limitations for a criminal charge has expired.
This politically motivated attack on former President Donald Trump is unprecedented.
For the first time in U.S. history, a former president could potentially be arrested on felony charges due to a “corrupt and highly political” criminal investigation in New York.
If Trump is indicted, the Democrat investigators claim he will be treated like other felony defendants who undergo fingerprinting and a mugshot.
Felony defendants are usually put in handcuffs, but it will reportedly be up to Secret Service whether they handcuff Trump.
If the case moves forward, Trump could be on trial in the closing months of the 2024 presidential campaign.