{"id":1901699,"date":"2023-03-20T18:13:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T22:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhattan-da-inquiry-bragg-could-face-uphill-climb-against-trump-legal-experts-say\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T18:17:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T22:17:31","slug":"manhattan-da-inquiry-bragg-could-face-uphill-climb-against-trump-legal-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhattan-da-inquiry-bragg-could-face-uphill-climb-against-trump-legal-experts-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan DA inquiry: Bragg could face &#8216;uphill climb&#8217; against Trump, legal experts say"},"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\">26<\/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-inquiry-bragg-could-face-uphill-climb-against-trump-legal-experts-say%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=1901699&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<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_79337690\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Manhattan DA inquiry: A look at the key players in the hush money investigation that could result in Trump's arrest\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Prosecutors at the Manhattan district attorney's office appear to be inching closer toward an indictment against former President Donald Trump revolving around an alleged hush money payment made about seven years ago. Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday that he expected to be arrested on Tuesday and called for his supporters to protest.\">               <meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M13S\">               <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-20 18:39:39\">               <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/snapshot\/1266116_th_1679337686.jpg\">               <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1266116.mp4\">              <\/div>\n<p>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp=_bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_79337690\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1266116\"} }); <\/script>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">M<\/span>anhattan prosecutors face uncharted legal paths if they decide to indict former President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> regarding an <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stormy-daniels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged hush money payment<\/a>, according to legal experts. <\/p>\n<p>The legal blueprint is quite novel and untested, and many legal experts think that the prosecution will have ample obstacles to overcome if they are to succeed in a potential criminal case against Trump. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/key-players-stormy-daniels-hush-money-probe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MANHATTAN DA INQUIRY: A LOOK AT THE KEY PLAYERS IN THE HUSH MONEY INVESTIGATION THAT COULD RESULT IN TRUMP&#8217;S ARREST<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be an uphill climb,&#8221; former prosecutor Elliot Felig said. &#8220;To call it a novel prosecution would be an understatement. They use a federal election law as a means to upgrade a state charge into a felony. I&#8217;m not aware of any prior prosecution.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><source width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">                 Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg participates in a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.                <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">                 Seth Wenig\/AP                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Details of Trump&#8217;s indictment have yet to be revealed, but Manhattan District Attorney Alvin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manhattan prosecutors will be diving into uncharted legal waters if they opt to slap former President Donald Trump with charges centering on an alleged hush money payment, according to legal experts. 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