{"id":1810221,"date":"2023-01-18T23:03:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T04:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1810221"},"modified":"2023-01-18T23:04:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T04:04:27","slug":"manhattan-da-raises-alarm-over-former-prosecutors-trump-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhattan-da-raises-alarm-over-former-prosecutors-trump-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan DA Raises Alarm Over Former Prosecutor\u2019s Trump Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmanhattan-da-raises-alarm-over-former-prosecutors-trump-book%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1810221&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney, warned that a book from a former prosecutor could jeopardize criminal investigation into the former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> He and his business empire.<\/p>\n<p>Leslie Dubeck, the general counsel for Bragg\u2019s office, sent a letter to publisher Simon &#038; Schuster on Wednesday about \u201cPeople vs. Donald Trump\u201d Mark Pomerantz, ahead of the expected release next month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ex-trump-prosecutors-book-draws-warning-from-manhattan-district-attorney-11674080493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on the pre-publication descriptions of his book and the benefit of current knowledge of the matter, but without access to the manuscript, this office believes there is a meaningful risk that the publication will materially prejudice ongoing criminal investigations and related adjudicative proceedings,\u201d The letter states.<\/p>\n<p>Pomerantz and one other prosecutor in the Trump investigation abruptly resigned after Bragg&#8217;s February 2017 hearing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/02\/23\/nyregion\/trump-ny-fraud-investigation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly expressed doubts<\/a> About the case that he inherits from his predecessor. This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/prosecutor-says-trump-guilty-of-numerous-felonies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resignation letter<\/a> that later came to light,\u00a0Pomerantz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/prosecutor-says-trump-guilty-of-numerous-felonies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insisted<\/a>\u00a0Trump was \u201cguilty of numerous felony violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has generally denied any wrongdoing. However, Bragg was recently convicted of tax fraud and falsifying records business records. The judge ordered that the company be closed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-organization-hit-with-max-penalty-in-tax-fraud-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to pay the maximum penalty of $1.6 million<\/a> Last week.<\/p>\n<p>Pomerantz\u2019s book offers a \u201cfascinating inside account of the attempt to prosecute former president Donald Trump\u201d And \u201ctells the story of his unprecedented investigation, why he believes Donald Trump should be prosecuted, and what we can learn about the nature of justice in America from this extraordinary case,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/People-vs-Donald-Trump\/Mark-Pomerantz\/9781668022443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to a description<\/a> on the publisher\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>News outlets reporting on Dubeck\u2019s letter noted that it did not say Bragg\u2019s office was seeking to block the book\u2019s publication. But copies of the letter were sent to New York City\u2019s Conflicts of Interest Board and the commissioner of investigation, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/na\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post said<\/a> Could lead to formal reviews<\/p>\n<p>The letter says the district attorney\u2019s \u201cinterest here is to protect the integrity of this office\u2019s pending criminal investigations and proceedings regarding the former President,\u201d Notes that the office can review the manuscript within a period of 60 days.<\/p>\n<p>Pomerantz, Simon &#038; Schuster both appear to be standing their ground. \u201cI am confident that all of my actions with respect to the Trump investigation, including the writing of my forthcoming book, are consistent with my legal and ethical obligations,\u201d Pomerantz made the statement in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand behind Mark Pomerantz and his book, \u2018People vs. Donald Trump,\u2019 and look forward to sharing this important and timely work with readers when it is published on February 7,\u201d The publisher stated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/13\/politics\/trump-organization-investigation-timeline-alvin-bragg\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bragg told CNN<\/a> Last week, the inquiry was told that it would continue to the \u201cnext chapter.\u201d According to some reports, Prosecutors have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/21\/nyregion\/trump-bragg-stormy-daniels.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">returned a focus<\/a> Stormy Daniels, a porn star, was paid hush money during the 2016 election. She claims that she had an affair with Trump. The former president denied ever having had a sexual encounter.<\/p>\n<p>In November, Trump declared that he was embarking on an a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-trump-launches-third-bid-for-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third campaign<\/a> For the White House. Trump also faces other investigations. He often denies that they are part of a politically motivated investigation. \u201cwitch hunt\u201d He is not to be trusted. These\u00a0include a <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/press-release\/2022\/court-rules-favor-attorney-general-james-and-orders-donald-trump-and-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">civil probe<\/a> Letitia Jam, New York Attorney General, heads the Trump Organization.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2022\/11\/15\/georgia-trump-2020-investigation-fulton-county-heats-up-following-midterms\/?sh=20efa1875ff4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020 election inquiry in Georgia<\/a>, and criminal investigation in the Justice Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-responds-to-doj-tapping-special-counsel-to-handle-two-of-its-criminal-investigations-into-him\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">now led by special counsel Jack Smith<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg warned that a forthcoming book by a former prosecutor may jeopardize the criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump and his business empire. Leslie Dubeck, the general counsel for Bragg\u2019s office, sent a letter to publisher Simon &amp; Schuster on Wednesday about \u201cPeople vs. Donald Trump\u201d by Mark Pomerantz ahead &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":1810224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[6352,5297,6202,9519,5169,4224,3634,6195],"class_list":["post-1810221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-alarm","tag-book","tag-daily","tag-manhattan","tag-prosecutors","tag-raises","tag-trump","tag-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1810221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1810221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1810221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1810224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1810221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1810221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1810221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}