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If @ManhattanDA Cy Vance is so willing to abuse his prosecutorial powers - and so incompetently, too - in one of the most high profile, media-scrutinized cases in US history, imagine how abusive and incompetent vs. the poor when no one is watching him?
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It has been one week since @CyVanceforDA charged Manafort for the same bank fraud for which he was already convicted in fed court.
I asked for an explanation for why 9 - and maybe 12 - of his 16 charges were not double jeopardy under NY state law.
Still no answer.
That's not OK.
I asked for an explanation for why 9 - and maybe 12 - of his 16 charges were not double jeopardy under NY state law.
Still no answer.
That's not OK.
3/ I'm no Manafort defender. But this prosecutorial abuse should bother everyone, left, right, & center.
It violates the rule of law & civil liberties.
It threatens to ruin the NY prosecution of Manafort.
And it risks backlash against the other fed and state investigations.
It violates the rule of law & civil liberties.
It threatens to ruin the NY prosecution of Manafort.
And it risks backlash against the other fed and state investigations.
4/ One of Vance's former prosecutors @DanielRAlonso, a vocal Vance defender, just replied to my thread, telling me for the 3d or 4th time, to stop asking questions and just let the prosecutor litigate this on his own time.
Sorry. That's wrong. See below:
Sorry. That's wrong. See below:
5/ @DanielRAlonso & Vance represent a widespread abuse of prosecutorial power:
Overcharging defendants, beyond the evidence and beyond the scope of the law, to overwhelm them and scare them into plea deals.
"Just let us litigate it" = Just let us overwhelm you with state power.
Overcharging defendants, beyond the evidence and beyond the scope of the law, to overwhelm them and scare them into plea deals.
"Just let us litigate it" = Just let us overwhelm you with state power.
6/ As my readers know, I have been calling for the state prosecution of Manafort, Flynn, Cohen, and Trump Org officials for a long time. I have been warning of this problem.
But @CyVance (& @DanielRAlonso) are double jeopardizing this investigation w/ this cavalier abuse.
But @CyVance (& @DanielRAlonso) are double jeopardizing this investigation w/ this cavalier abuse.
Just to be clear, I don't mean, "It's not OK that Vance isn't answering me, professor on law twitter."
I mean it's not OK that Vance is not answering these questions that many people have been asking about whether his indictment violates double jeopardy laws.
I mean it's not OK that Vance is not answering these questions that many people have been asking about whether his indictment violates double jeopardy laws.
