Bragg entered office as a liberal reformer but has since distanced himself from the movement that helped put him into power. Now he’s pitching himself as a prosecutor focused squarely on cracking down on crime.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks to the media after a jury found President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
“His shift is not a surprise, as he had likely seen what happened to other electoral challenges, losses, and recalls of Big City progressive DAs, such as [Los Angeles’s] George Gascon, Alameda County’s Pamela Price, and recalled San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin,” Jeff Le, former deputy Cabinet secretary to former California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), told
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