
<p>Hate to say it, but I just recently binged watched the series <em>Billions</em>. This is a show where fictional U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades is doggedly looking for some way, any way, to convict billionaire Bobby Axelrod of a crime. Even though I know (part of the story line) that Axelrod is thoroughly guilty of a lot of crimes, I’m appalled at the lack of ethics of TV character Rhoades and his team, whose goal is not to prosecute an existing crime but rather to put Axelrod in jail by any means. They attempt to entrap him, they destroy the lives of “lesser” people, blackmail people, and create a swath of damage and harm in pursuit of this single goal.</p>



<p>The underlying mantra for Rhoades always seems to be &#8220;I am the law, everything I do is for the pubic good&#8221; &#8211; no matter what, it appears. This arrogance leads to abuses far more egregious than anything Axe had ever done.</p>



<p>But this is fiction, not real life, correct?</p>



<p>I can’t help seeing the parallel here with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.</p>



<p>Bragg is one of those George Soros elected prosecutors. According to Fox News commentators, he has sworn that he would never prosecute a misdemeanor and has made it his business to reduce felonies to misdemeanors. ;</p>



<p>The “crime” allegedly committed by Trump is a misdemeanor in the State of New York. And according to Bill Barr, for it to rise even to this level, someone would have had to be defrauded, which is not the case here. And the statute of limitations for such in New York is 2 years &#8211; the alleged “crime” happened about 8 years ago. The U.S. Attorney, the Federal Election Commission and even Bragg himself have declined to prosecute this case. Experts say that nobody really would.</p>



<p>And yet according to media reports, the indictment coming for Donald Trump will contain more than 30 different charges. 30? Really?  ;I’m wondering what these charges would even be. ; Bookkeeping Error? Conspiracy to commit Bookkeeping Error? Conspiracy to conspire to commit Bookkeeping Error?</p>



<p>Could it be in the prosecutor world that you throw that many charges at someone, not because they are actually guilty of something, but rather to make their defense more complex and expensive? ; Or maybe just to convince the media that the party is guilty, or to coerce the defendant into making a deal.</p>



<p> ;A key witness will be Michael Cohen, a small player who has been crushed by Democrat-led prosecutors, sentenced to jail time of 3 years for tax evasion and more. ; Does anyone honestly think he would not say or do anything the Democrats tell him?</p>



<p>So let’s theorize about some abuses of power by Bragg.</p>



<p>1. Bragg is targeting Trump, his goal is to damage him politically, not to right a wrong, not to enforce the law.</p>



<p>2. Bragg has inflated the charges for mere effect, knowing that most charges are not even relevant. This is not just to make the defense more complex, but to convince the liberal media that he is serious.</p>



<p>3. Bragg is forcing Michael Cohen to testify. ; Why would Cohen do such a thing, otherwise? ; Is it part of a deal that kept him out of even more jail time? ; Did he embellish the story to get himself a better deal? One thing about blackmail and torture (as I heard in my CIA days), your victim will tell you whatever you want to hear.</p>



<p>4. ; This is politically coordinated, Bragg did not make this decision on his own. ; He is likely working on orders from higher up, could be the Soros organization, or the Biden Administration. Bragg has subordinated his sworn duty to uphold the law to political expediency.</p>



<p>Let me say that last thing again.</p>



<p>Bragg has subordinated his sworn duty to uphold the law to political expediency.</p>



<p>Can you think of any more dangerous abuse of power than that?</p>

Abuse of Power? The Ethics of Bragg’s Charges Against Trump
