Judge Judy Sheindlin has slammed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s politically motivated prosecution of President Donald Trump as “nonsense.”
She blasted the George Soros-funded prosecutor for a politically motivated and wasteful use of resources.
Judge Judy weighed in on the Democrats’ lawfare attacks against Trump during an interview with former Fox News host Chris Wallace.
Wallace started by bashing Trump and complaining that his “legal strategy” was to delay the multiple lawfare cases against him until after the election.
He continued by asking whether Trump had “manipulated” the justice system.
However, Judge Judy did not appear to be impressed with Wallace’s comments.
Instead, she expressed her dissatisfaction with how the justice system is being abused for political means.
“Is that the justice system working or is the justice system being manipulated?” asked Wallace.
Judge Judy fired back:
“I would be happier as someone who owns property in Manhattan if the district attorney of New York County would take care of criminals who are making it impossible for citizens to walk in the streets and use the subway, to use his efforts to keep those people off the street, than to spend five million or ten million dollars of taxpayers money trying Donald Trump on this nonsense.
“That’s my view.”
Wallace appeared stunned by the response.
“But I as a taxpayer in this country resent using the system for your own personal self-aggrandizement,” she continued.
Taken aback, Wallace asked, “And that’s what you think the DA did in Manhattan?”
“I mean if you look, you had to twist yourself into a pretzel to figure out what the crime was,” the veteran attorney and judge continued.
Many have felt that Bragg engaged in a form of political theater in an effort to further his own career by targeting the Democrats’ number one enemy.
Meanwhile, Bragg has come under fire for failing to focus on issues that directly impact the safety and well-being of residents.
When the conversation turned to Trump himself, Judge Judy pointed out that there seemed to be a personal vendetta involved.
“He doesn’t like him,” she noted.
“New York City didn’t like him [Trump] for a while.”
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In a dramatic conclusion to a closely watched case, Trump was found “guilty” in his “hush money” trial.
The charges in the case were unclear during the trial as Bragg sought to prosecute Trump for felonies with misdemeanor charges.
The six-week trial, which captivated the nation in May, ended with Trump’s conviction on all counts.
The prosecution claimed that Trump made “hush money” [payments to adult star Stormy Daniels to cover up an alleged affair.
Bragg charged that these payments were clear violations of campaign finance laws and involved tax fraud, leading to a potential maximum sentence of four years per count.
However, the prosecution failed to provide any evidence during the trial that linked Trump to any such payments.
Instead, Bragg’s team sought to smear Trump before the jury with salacious witness testimonies that were mostly unrelated to the case.
Trump vehemently criticized the trial, labeling it a politically motivated attack and proclaiming himself a “political prisoner.”
He has vowed to appeal, setting the stage for possibly prolonged legal wrangling.
The appeal process will unlikely be completed before the election, however.
Amid the legal turmoil, Trump has been pushing forward with his 2024 presidential campaign.
He remains the 2024 frontrunner.
