“At the beginning of the race, maybe last year, a lot of folks thought that Trump would be a primary talking point, but he doesn’t really seem to be the main issue in this crop of candidates,” said Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University. The robust field includes three former prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s office - Lang, Liz Crotty and Diana Florence - and two former federal prosecutors, Tali Farhadian Weinstein and Alvin Bragg. “It is more vital now than ever, that the office of the district attorney be understood not to be a political office, that the district attorney not be perceived to be in bed with anyone,” said another candidate, Lucy Lang, a former assistant district attorney and former director of John Jay College’s Institute for Innovation in Prosecution. “While I can’t say what I will specifically do without seeing all the facts and the evidence, if Donald Trump or any of the Trumps committed crimes in Manhattan, I will prosecute them,” said candidate Eliza Orlins, a public defender who once appeared as a contestant on “Survivor.” The eight candidates have made clear they’re not afraid of taking on the former president, but most have been cautious to stay away from overtly anti-Trump rhetoric. In a solidly Democratic borough, the party’s June 22 primary is highly likely to decide the winner. The matter of who will take over has taken on new urgency after the announcement this week that the state attorney general’s office had joined the DA’s Trump criminal investigation - a sweeping look at hush-money payments, property valuations, tax strategies, executive compensation and other dealings. The current district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr., is leaving office at the end of the year, meaning there’s a good chance he’ll pass the two-year probe to his successor. It’s not another White House run, but a vote in the Democratic Party primary for Manhattan’s next district attorney - the person who would likely end up handling prosecution if an ongoing investigation of Trump’s business finds criminal wrongdoing. Does the United States need a stronger social safety nets? And if so what?Īnd lastly, Donald Trump has now taken the step of moving an identifiable federal troops into US cities for what he thinks is law and order practice.NEW YORK (AP) - Eight days after Donald Trump turns 75 next month, New York City voters will cast their last ballots in an election that’s sure to have consequences for the former president. This has bought the question of social safety nets in to play. You can follow Eliza Orlins with coronavirus still raging out-of-control many Americans are still suffering from the economic affects of it. with the federal unemployment insurance stimulus expiring this week, many Americans are left wondering what they will do and if there will be another help from the government. In this episode, we speak with Eliza Orlins about how she plans to change theĬulture of criminal justice in NY, what do we do about bad cops and what her vision for a better See More misconduct and bail reform have been front and center in This is especially true in the Manhattan District Attorney office Many feel as if changing those who have let misconduct fester will FINALLY changeĬriminal justice for the better. The recent movements across the nation to ameliorate policeĭepartments and usher in criminal justice reform have sparked many to seek changes in Tonight on #theUSApodcast we speak with Eliza Orlins who is running to be the next DistrictĪttorney in Manhattan NY.
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