{"id":2378951,"date":"2024-12-11T14:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T19:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daniel-pennys-legal-team-considers-striking-back-against-da-alvin-bragg-there-was-collusion\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T14:08:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T19:08:13","slug":"daniel-pennys-legal-team-considers-striking-back-against-da-alvin-bragg-there-was-collusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daniel-pennys-legal-team-considers-striking-back-against-da-alvin-bragg-there-was-collusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Penny&#8217;s Legal Team Considers Striking Back Against DA Alvin Bragg: &#8216;There Was Collusion&#8217;"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fdaniel-pennys-legal-team-considers-striking-back-against-da-alvin-bragg-there-was-collusion%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=2378951&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 text discusses the acquittal of Marine veteran Daniel \u200bPenny in\u2063 connection with the death\u200c of Jordan Neely, which\u2063 became a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-judge-sides-with-special-counsel-weiss-on-key-point\/\" title=\"Judge supports special counsel Weiss in Hunter Biden investigation.\">highly publicized case<\/a> in 2023.\u200c The \u200cincident occurred\u2062 on a new York City subway, where Neely, a mentally troubled\u200b individual, threatened passengers.In response to escalating\u2064 threats, Penny intervened by putting\u2064 Neely in a headlock, which\u2063 ultimately resulted in Neely&#8217;s death. <\/p>\n<p>the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">trial gathered meaningful attention partly due<\/a> to its racial implications\u2014Penny being white and Neely being Black\u2014and the involvement of Manhattan District \u200bAttorney Alvin\u2064 Bragg,known for politically \u2063charged prosecutions. After \u200cPenny&#8217;s acquittal on charges\u2062 of \u200bnegligent homicide, his legal team indicated plans to file a malicious prosecution lawsuit against Bragg and others involved in the case, arguing that the prosecution was flawed and \u200bpolitically motivated. Additionally, \u200bPenny is still facing a civil lawsuit from Neely\u2019s father.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>To invoke noted American icon Elmer Fudd, it truly does appear that &ldquo;it ain&rsquo;t no fun when the rabbit&rsquo;s got the gun.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alvin-bragg-responds-daniel-penny-acquittal-trying-play-victim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vilified<\/a>, accosted, and otherwise threatened, Marine veteran Daniel Penny was ultimately acquitted on all charges related to the death of Jordan Neely in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>For those unaware, Penny&rsquo;s trial captured national attention.<\/p>\n<p>That May 2023 encounter saw Neely, a mentally disturbed Michael Jackson impersonator, threatening passengers on a New York City subway and claiming that he would kill someone and didn&rsquo;t care about going back to jail.<\/p>\n<p>Penny stepped in when those threats started to include more venom, which led to the veteran putting Neely in a headlock to subdue the self-proclaimed threat. Neely ultimately died after the confrontation.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Due in no small part to the racial component of this tragic incident (Penny is white, and Neely is black), the case became a nationally polarizing one.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the national intrigue was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/van-orden-accuses-rnc-protester-of-assault-in-political-violence-incident-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Van Orden accuses RNC protester of assault in political violence incident - Washington Examiner\">district attorney&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office trying to prosecute Penny.<\/p>\n<p>That office belongs to Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg &mdash; the same man who tried so desperately to convict President-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Given all that, this trial quickly became polarizing and hyper-politically charged.<\/p>\n<p>After Penny was acquitted on Monday, the response was predictably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chaos-erupts-outside-courthouse-daniel-penny-acquittal-blm-leader-calls-black-vigilantes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boisterous<\/a> from the Marine veteran&rsquo;s critics.<\/p>\n<p>Undaunted, Penny&rsquo;s own team appears ready to fire back now that some of the dust has settled &mdash; and it&rsquo;s bad news for Bragg.<\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/daniel-penny-defense-malicious-prosecution-lawsuit-trial-collusion-beginning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Penny&rsquo;s legal team &ldquo;is eyeing a malicious prosecution lawsuit against District Attorney Alvin Bragg and others behind the charges, turning the tables after the lengthy high-profile case concluded with an acquittal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And this rabbit appears rather serious with the gun in its hand.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just like Danny <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/daniel-penny-sends-scathing-message-leftist-city-leaders-fox-news-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in his interview<\/a>, it was like they wanted to try and get him on something,&rdquo; one member of Penny&rsquo;s legal team told Fox. &ldquo;They knew they weren&rsquo;t going to be able to get him, so they had to get rid of that top count in order to get to that second count, just in hopes that maybe they could pull out a win here, and they were unsuccessful, thank God.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(Monday, Penny was acquitted on negligent homicide after a stronger manslaughter charge was dropped by the judge. Many have theorized that the first charge was dropped to try and nail Penny on the negligent homicide charge.)<\/p>\n<p>Penny&rsquo;s attorney added: &ldquo;The record was made fairly clear as to the extent of his involvement and what occurred here. He was appointed by Mayor [Eric] Adams, [who belongs to the] same political party as Alvin Bragg.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was collusion there, and the collusion began from the very beginning of this case and all the way through.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The district attorney needed the medical examiner and needed the medical examiner to act quickly, and he did just that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Penny is still facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/daniel-penny-sued-jury-deliberates-sum-exceeds-jurisdictional-limits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a civil lawsuit<\/a> filed by Neely&rsquo;s father.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The trial drew national attention after Neely, a mentally unstable Michael Jackson impersonator, threatened subway passengers in New York City. Penny intervened when Neely escalated his threats, leading to a confrontation where Penny placed him in a headlock. Unfortunately, Neely died following this encounter.<\/p>\n<p>The case became highly divisive due to its racial elements\u2014Penny is white and Neely was black\u2014and the involvement of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who had previously pursued charges against Donald Trump. Following Penny\u2019s acquittal on Monday for negligent homicide (after a more serious manslaughter charge was dismissed), his critics reacted strongly. However, Penny\u2019s legal team is now considering filing a malicious prosecution lawsuit against Bragg and others involved in bringing the charges.<\/p>\n<p>One attorney from Penny\u2019s team remarked that it seemed like there was an effort to pin something on him despite knowing they couldn&#8217;t secure a conviction. They believed that dropping the initial charge aimed at securing some form of win ultimately failed. The attorney also suggested there were collusion issues involving city officials throughout the case process.<\/p>\n<p>Penny still faces civil litigation initiated by Neely&#8217;s father<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2378952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Penny-v-Bragg.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32117,6926,42466,33211,34434],"class_list":["post-2378951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alvin-bragg","tag-collusion","tag-daniel-penny","tag-legal-news","tag-legal-team"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Penny-v-Bragg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378951","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378951"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378959,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378951\/revisions\/2378959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}