{"id":2282828,"date":"2024-06-24T16:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T20:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocker-even-andrew-cuomo-is-blasting-braggs-anti-trump-witch-hunt-talk-about-a-threat-to-democracy\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T16:37:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T20:37:46","slug":"shocker-even-andrew-cuomo-is-blasting-braggs-anti-trump-witch-hunt-talk-about-a-threat-to-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocker-even-andrew-cuomo-is-blasting-braggs-anti-trump-witch-hunt-talk-about-a-threat-to-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocker: Even Andrew Cuomo Is Blasting Bragg&#8217;s Anti-Trump Witch Hunt, &#8216;Talk About a Threat to Democracy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fshocker-even-andrew-cuomo-is-blasting-braggs-anti-trump-witch-hunt-talk-about-a-threat-to-democracy%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=2282828&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--><p>The \u2064article discusses a segment from HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher&#8221; where former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, criticized \u200cthe conviction of \u2063Donald Trump on charges of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-must-act-matt-gaetz-to-introduce-bill-defunding-jack-smith-investigation-targeting-trump\/\" title=\"'Must Act Now': Gaetz to Introduce Bill Defunding Trump-Targeted Investigation\">falsifying business\u200b records<\/a>,\u200d describing it \u2062as politically motivated. Cuomo stated \u2062that the majority of New Yorkers see the justice system as politicized, particularly pointing to Trump&#8217;s trials,\u2062 which he believes were pursued due to \u2062his political\u200c identity and ambitions. His comments highlighted concerns about the misuse of the legal system for political \u200bpurposes, which resonated with the audience and seemed \u200bto discomfort Maher.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo\u2019s critique extends to the handling of other legal actions against \u2064Trump, including a significant monetary \u200cjudgment led by New York state Attorney General Letitia James, suggesting these would not have been pursued if Trump were not a political figure. The article also \u2062notes Bill Maher&#8217;s less critical stance on the Democratic \u2062Party&#8217;s\u2063 actions, portraying him as detached from the full implications of\u200b these \u200clegal pursuits against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the article includes a note from the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-reporter-forced-to-resign-over-n-word-controversy-tells-his-side-of-the-story\/\" title=\"New York Times Reporter Forced To Resign Over N-Word Controversy Tells His Side Of The Story\">deputy managing editor<\/a> of The Western Journal, emphasizing \u2063the importance of the upcoming election and advocating for direct reader support to combat perceived \u2063biases and restrictions from &#8220;Big \u200cTech&#8221; against their platform. The editor frames this support as crucial for maintaining journalistic efforts and countering mainstream narratives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/%20\"><span>Michael Schwarz<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 24, 2024 at 10:47am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>On rare occasions when liberal Democrats make principled comments, their fellow liberals can do little more than squirm.<\/p>\n<p>In an appearance Friday on HBO\u2019s \u201cReal Time with Bill Maher,\u201d Andrew Cuomo, the former Democratic governor of New York, warned that an overwhelming majority of New Yorkers rightly regard former President Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-issues-defiant-response-guilty-verdict-real-verdict-going-nov-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 30 conviction<\/a> on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records \u2014 a trial orchestrated by Manhattan District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-ag-merrick-garland-scrambles-pressed-alvin-bragg-fani-willis-letitia-james-house-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alvin Bragg<\/a>, a Democrat, and abetted by Judge Juan Merchan, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-records-expose-judge-presiding-trump-case-biden-donor-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic donor<\/a> and father of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-matt-gaetz-torches-biden-ag-judge-merchans-daughter-profiting-off-trump-prosecution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic operative<\/a> \u2014 as politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you want to talk about a threat to democracy,\u201d Cuomo said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the segment, the former governor had noted that 66 percent of New Yorkers viewed the justice system as \u201cpoliticized\u201d in light of both the Bragg-Merchan trial and an earlier trial brought by Democratic New York state Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-begins-deadline-day-fierce-shots-letitia-james-judge-engoron-biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letitia James<\/a> \u2014 presided over with obvious bias by deranged Democratic Judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-savages-judge-engoron-whopping-350-million-fine-ruled-even-saw-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthur Engoron<\/a> \u2014 which resulted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-demands-recusal-judge-engoron-news-outside-courtroom-issuing-454-million-penalty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$454 million judgment against Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have this country believing you\u2019re playing politics with the justice system, and you\u2019re trying to put people in jail or convict them for political reasons, then we have a real problem,\u201d Cuomo said to applause from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Maher looked deflated by the former governor\u2019s honest and principled observation.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, while the \u201cReal Time\u201d host has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bill-maher-compares-woke-mob-enforcers-maos-cultural-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-woke credentials<\/a>, he remains a detached, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-megyn-kelly-savagely-fact-checks-bill-maher-twice-sets-straight-trump-jan-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">low-information<\/a> liberal wedded to the lie that the Democratic Party actually represents democracy.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Maher responded by treating the coordinated attack on Trump not as a\u00a0 Soviet-style persecution rooted in fundamental lies but as a mere strategic error by Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the former president\u2019s conviction, Americans flooded the Trump campaign with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-raises-millions-unbelievable-donation-haul-just-24-hours-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">record donations<\/a>. Thus, a despondent-sounding Maher lamented that conviction as \u201cthe greatest fundraising bonanza ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To his credit, Cuomo did not follow Maher in taking the political expedience angle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat case, the attorney general\u2019s case in New York, frankly, should have never been brought. And if his name was not Donald Trump, and if he wasn\u2019t running for president, I\u2019m the former AG of New York, I\u2019m telling you that case would have never been brought,\u201d the former governor said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s what is offensive to people,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd it should be, because if there\u2019s anything left, it\u2019s belief in the justice system, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eHp4DmCtjRk?si=aCiFgOvRrh9ZgU1M&#038;start=368\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen   style=\"display:none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Coming from Cuomo, perhaps only an endorsement of Trump in this fall\u2019s election would have sounded more shocking than this.<\/p>\n<p>That endorsement, of course, will not happen. Although the former governor made a principled objection to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-nras-strategy-to-escape-disaster\/\" title=\"Inside the NRA\u2019s Strategy to Escape Disaster\">political persecution<\/a>, he remains committed to the Democrats\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-declaration-war-4-takeaways-state-union-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">false and tyrannical core narrative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/member\/adam-kinzinger\/K000378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Kinzinger<\/a>, an anti-Trump Republican and former congressman from Illinois, also appeared on the panel.<\/p>\n<p>After Maher complained that Democrats should have focused on prosecuting Trump for the Capitol incursion of Jan. 6, 2021, which the delusional host described as part of an effort to \u201coverthrow the government of the United States,\u201d Cuomo agreed and even applauded <a href=\"https:\/\/january6th-benniethompson.house.gov\/about\/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kinzinger<\/a>, a former member of the House of Representatives\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senior-technical-adviser-jan-6-committee-makes-fool-picking-fight-american-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maoist Jan. 6 committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd good for you for Jan. 6,\u201d he told the former Republican congressman.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will Trump be able to overcome Alvin Bragg and the rest of the swamp\u2019s efforts to stop him from winning?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In other words, Cuomo is no friend to Trump or to the whole truth about the tyrannical establishment. Yet even the former New York governor could see the sinister motives behind those New York trials.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, his comments made Maher squirm \u2014 not because of the catastrophic damage done to the justice system but because, in Maher\u2019s safe little illusion of a world, Democrats defend democracy.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\">\n<p>  Tags:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\" rel=\"tag\">2024 election<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/adam-kinzinger\/\" rel=\"tag\">Adam Kinzinger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/alvin-bragg\/\" rel=\"tag\">Alvin Bragg<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/andrew-cuomo\/\" rel=\"tag\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/bill-maher\/\" rel=\"tag\">Bill Maher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/capitol-incursion\/\" rel=\"tag\">Capitol incursion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/court\/\" rel=\"tag\">Court<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" rel=\"tag\">Democrats<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"tag\">Donald Trump<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/hbo\/\" rel=\"tag\">HBO<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/new-york-city-nyc\/\" rel=\"tag\">New York City<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/prosecuting-trump\/\" rel=\"tag\">Prosecuting Trump<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/republican-establishment\/\" rel=\"tag\">Republican establishment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/us-news\/\" rel=\"tag\">U.S. News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/video\/\" rel=\"tag\">Video<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45760\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45760\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45760\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45760\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45760\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Michael Schwarz, June 24, 2024: Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, during his recent appearance on HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher,&#8221; cautioned that most New Yorkers are disillusioned with the Democratic Party. 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