NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor who had been leading a criminal investigation into Donald Trump before quitting last month said in his resignation letter that he believes the former president is “guilty of numerous felony violations” and he disagreed with the Manhattan district attorney’s decision not to seek an indictment.
Highlights
- Mark Pomerantz told District Attorney Alvin Bragg there was “evidence sufficient to establish Mr.
- Trump’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt” of allegations he falsified financial statements to secure loans and burnish his image as a wealthy businessman.
- Trump has called the investigation a politically motivated “witch hunt” No former president has ever been charged with a crime.
- The Associated Press requested copies of the resignation letters under New York’s open records law, but the district attorney’s office rejected the request Feb.
- 25, saying the public release of the letters will likely interfere with that investigation.
- The investigation into Trump has only resulted in tax fraud charges against Trump’s company and its longtime finance chief Allen Weisselberg.