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DA Bragg’s Fever Dream

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Manhattan’s progressive district attorney Alvin Bragg, an elected Democrat, seems to see the indictment as a game of ‘hide the ball.’ 

Right: Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a news conference at his office in New York City, February 22, 2024. Left: Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Forum River Center in Rome, Ga., March 9, 2024.

What Must the Jury Be Thinking about Why Trump Is on Trial?

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
In Alvin Bragg’s Manhattan, they’re probably thinking about the crime on the streets and subways. 

Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo speaks as former president Donald Trump sits between his attorneys Todd Blanche, Emil Bove, and Susan Necheles during a hearing before his trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, March 25, 2024.

Lawyer Cohen Testifies about Covertly Recording Client Trump

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
On the piercing of the attorney–client privilege, as with seemingly everything about this case, the question is: What’s the crime? 

Michael Cohen (right) is questioned by prosecutor Susan Hoffinger before Justice Juan Merchan as former president Donald Trump sits with his eyes closed and New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg watches, during Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, May 13, 2024, in a courtroom sketch.

What Bragg Needs from Cohen’s Testimony

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
In the case against Trump, prosecutors need their troubled witness to fill substantive gaps. 

Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a news conference at his office in New York City, February 22, 2024.

Cohen’s Credibility Problems Take Center Stage

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
A serial perjurer is the foundation for Bragg’s prosecution of Trump. 

Michael Cohen, former lawyer for President Donald Trump departs his home in Manhattan to testify in Trump’s criminal trial, in New York City, May 13, 2024.

Trump Trial Off-Day Recap

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Getting you up to speed on yesterday’s explosive Stormy Daniels testimony, where the trial is at, and the background of Bragg’s prosecution of Trump. 

Former president Donald Trump walks amid his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York City, May 7, 2024.

Who Knew?

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Oh, so Stormy Daniels isn’t central to the prosecution’s case against Trump?

Merchan Scolds Prosecutors for Doing What He Let Them Do

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
The judge flouts the rules, allows highly prejudicial evidence, and looks for a scapegoat when the prejudice can’t be ignored. 

Justice Juan Merchan presides at former president Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, May 2, 2024, in a courtroom sketch.

Judge Merchan Allows Testimony That Unidentified Man Threatened Daniels

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
What does a claim of intimidation in 2011, uncharged and absent proof implicating Trump, have to do with alleged falsification of business records in 2017? 

Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo makes opening arguments as former U.S. President Donald Trump watches with his attorney Todd Blanche before Justice Juan Merchan during Trump’s criminal trial, in New York City, April 22, 2024 in this courtroom sketch.

Stormy Testimony Shows: Trump’s Humiliation Is the Point of Bragg’s Prosecution

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
The porn star’s story is irrelevant to the charges. 

Stormy Daniels is questioned by prosecutor Susan Hoffinger before Justice Juan Merchan during former president Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York City, May 7, 2024 in this courtroom sketch.

Judge Merchan’s Threat to Detain Trump for Contempt: Is Home Confinement an Option?

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
The logistics of detaining Trump would be challenging, to put it mildly. 

Former president Donald Trump speaks to the press at the end of the day at his trial for allegedly covering up hush-money payments at Manhattan criminal court in New York City, May 6, 2024.

Trump Fined Again

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Judge Merchan is just another Democrat who is using his power to punish Trump while suppressing the politicized nature of the prosecution. 

Donald Trump speaks to reporters before the start of his criminal trial at New York State supreme court in New York City, May 6, 2024.

Oh, Right, the Business Records

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
After two weeks of the Trump trial, prosecutors still haven’t focused on the crimes actually alleged in the indictment. 

Hope Hicks departs at the conclusion of her closed door interview at the House Judiciary Committee, after almost seven hours of questioning, Washington, DC, June 19, 2019.

Pence and January 6

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
We can applaud the former vice president’s patriotism and fortitude while recognizing that the Constitution was the true hero of January 6, 2021. 

Former vice president Mike Pence sits down with NewsNation anchor Leland Vittert for a town hall event at NewsNation's headquarters in Chicago, Ill., September 13, 2023.

We’re Back to What the Definition of ‘Is’ Is

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Looks like the Donald Trump–Bill Clinton parallels are expanding. 

Left: President Bill Clinton speaks to the media at the White House, June 16, 1998. Right: Former president Donald Trump speaks at a Fox News townhall in Greenville, S.C., February 20, 2024.

Next Act in the Farce: Holding Trump in Contempt

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
As long as the theater doesn’t escalate into a stint in the slammer, the occasional fines will just be a sideshow. 

Former president Donald Trump returning to the courtroom after a break for his criminal trial at New York state supreme court in New York City, April 30, 2024.

What Happens When the Law and the Indictment Do Not State What the Crime Is

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Bragg makes it up as he goes along, shredding due process along the way. 

Right: Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a news conference at his office in New York City, February 22, 2024. Left: Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Forum River Center in Rome, Ga., March 9, 2024.

Hillary Clinton, Recidivist Election-Theft Conspirator

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Elected progressive Democratic DA Alvin Bragg has ignored Hillary Clinton’s conspiracy to steal the 2016 election by violating federal election law. 

Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters at a rally in Cleveland, Ohio, March 2016.

Is Trump Defense’s Cross-Examination of Pecker Helping or Hurting?

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Is the defense that the conduct was legal, or is it that Trump was uninvolved in conduct that may have been illegal? 

Former president Donald Trump sits in a courtroom before the start of the day's proceedings in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, April 26, 2024.

On the Unprecedented Challenge Facing Israel in Gaza

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
An insightful take on the challenges of an existential conflict against Hamas. 

An Israeli soldier stands near the Israel-Gaza border amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, March 4, 2024.

How Strong Is Bragg’s Case?

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
The district attorney doesn’t have a strong case of crime against Trump. He has a mountain of evidence of legal activity that he’s spinning as a ‘conspiracy.’ 

New York County district attorney Alvin Bragg speaks after former President Donald Trump appeared at Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City, April 4, 2023.

Dems’ Anti-Trump Lawfare Pays Compounding Interest

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
A new ruling would allow DA Alvin Bragg’s prosecutors to cross-examine Trump about findings of dishonesty in the NY civil fraud and E. Jean Carroll cases. 

Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings for allegedly covering up hush-money payments linked to extramarital affairs at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, April 22, 2024.

Bragg Implements the Plan to Mislead the Jury about the Charges

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Bragg is trying to convict Trump of conspiracy without having charged Trump with conspiracy. 

Then-Democratic candidate for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks to the press in New York, N.Y., November 2, 2021.

David Pecker Will Be Bragg’s First Witness

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
DA Alvin Bragg will try to fill the hole in his case by presenting a legal plan as if it were a criminal conspiracy. 

David Pecker, former chair and CEO of American Media, speaks at the Shape and Men’s Fitness Super Bowl Party in New York City, January 31, 2014.

Judge Merchan Bars Use of Cohen’s Guilty Plea to Prove Trump Committed Campaign-Law Crimes

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
As Manhattan’s progressive elected Democratic DA Alvin Bragg had to know, Cohen’s guilty plea was never admissible evidence of anything relevant to Trump. 

Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a news conference at his office in New York City, February 22, 2024.

Team Trump Is Undermining Its Bias Claim against Merchan

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
If you’re hoping to win an appeal arguing that the trial judge’s bias was manifest in his rulings, then you’d better be accurate in describing those rulings. 

Former president Donald Trump listens as his lawyer Todd Blanche argues with Judge Juan Merchan during a court hearing on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election, at a court in New York City, February 15, 2024, in this courtroom sketch.

The Mayorkas Senate Impeachment Trial That Wasn’t

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Mayorkas committed impeachable offenses, but he was carrying out Biden’s policy. 

Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2022.
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