Staff Reports
ABC News’ Jon Karl has bumped into a little logic while deep in the trenches of covering the circus that is Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against President-elect Donald Trump. During a recent book event in Washington D.C., Karl couldn’t resist stifling a chuckle as he tried to make sense of the supposedly serious charges surrounding Trump’s so-called “hush money.” His comments reveal that even mainstream media personalities are grasping at straws when confronted with the “tawdry” nature of this entire farce. Karl had the audacity to wonder why Bragg’s convoluted case, which is more a soap opera than a legal pursuit, even made it to trial.
Trump isn’t exactly a newcomer to the courtroom scene, facing a whopping four criminal cases—two of which are the handiwork of the Biden Department of Justice. Yet, the only one that has actually gone to trial is Bragg’s laughable attempt involving payments to a porn star with the grandiosity of a fifth-grade play. Meanwhile, Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis’ case falls flat due to her ongoing investigations into misconduct, and the handling of classified documents by Special Counsel Jack Smith was dismissed as unconstitutional. It seems even the most ambitious prosecutors are realizing they’ve bitten off more chaos than they can chew.
During his conversation with Tim Heaphy, an author known for hyperventilating over the January 6 Capitol protests, Karl waxed astute about the New York case’s sheer absurdity. He noted the case’s complexity, like trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube while blindfolded. Bragg’s charges hinge on business records related to payments, which in retrospect, don’t even rise to a knee-slapper of a misdemeanor in terms of legal violations. The sheer audacity of Bragg’s “novel legal theories” could make one wonder if he was auditioning for a legal drama rather than serving justice.
ABC Host Admits Trump 'Hush Money' Case Was Frivolous: 'Why Is This Even Being Prosecuted?'https://t.co/ChYOZisoJJ
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To bring an offense to felonious heights, Bragg would have to demonstrate these payments aimed at obscuring another crime. Spoiler alert: he forgot to provide the “extra” crime. Judge Juan Merchan even casually informed jurors that they didn’t have to agree on what crime they were even ostensibly trying to resolve. Still, a Manhattan jury rushed to judgment and served a guilty verdict in what can only be described as a rapidly unspooling spectacle.
Trump has publicly dismissed this entire charade as a political witch hunt, citing the mishandling of his case from the get-go. He pointed fingers at former DOJ official Matthew Colangelo’s sketchy transition from a high-ranking role in the Biden administration to working under Bragg as an ethically dubious move. Trump asserted that the political nature of this case is glaringly evident, exclaiming that it’s a prime example of government weaponization people are calling “lawfare.” The conviction he received has not deterred him from promising to appeal, fully aware that many Americans are keenly aware of this bizarre legal drama masquerading as justice.
