Last week news broke that two outside attorneys working on the New York District Attorney’s investigation into Donald Trump had abruptly resigned. DA Alvin Bragg’s spox insisted that query continued apace, rebutting reports that her boss had largely ignored the high profile case since the departure of his predecessor Cyrus Vance, Jr.
The Daily Beast has managed to shake loose some details on the resignations of attorneys Carey Dunne and Mark Pomerantz, and they appear to confirm earlier reporting.
“It turns out that, not only did Dunne and Pomerantz write resignation letters, they wrote so extensively about the slow-moving probe that the DA’s office would not turn over copies of their letters,” writes investigative reporter Jose Pagliery.
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Apparently the Beast tried to get copies of the letters under New York’s Freedom of Information Law, but were blocked because, when Carey and Dunne noped out, they wrote down exactly how they thought the DA was botching the grand jury investigation they’d painstakingly assembled.
“The criminal matter both individuals were assigned remains pending; as such, the public release of the letters which reflect internal deliberations and opinions about an on going investigation will likely interfere with that investigation,” the law enforcement agency responded on Friday. “Further, the documents reference matters attending a grand jury proceeding, which is exempt from disclosure.”
Move along, kids, nothing to see here.
And while Pomerantz and Dunne aren’t talking, the Beast notes that they left in such a hurry that they didn’t even send good bye emails to their staffs. Which is yet another sign that something went totally sideways here.
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Good thing that office never leaks, right?
Top Trump Prosecutors Cited Stalled Investigation in Resignation Letters [Daily Beast]
Elizabeth Dye lives in Baltimore where she writes about law and politics.