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Trump rails against Manhattan DA Bragg, says 'numerous other agencies' didn't push case
Fox News
Former President Trump gave public remarks Monday afternoon from Manhattan court after the trial wrapped up early for the day due to a juror's appointment.
"It's not state… It's never happened before, I believe. Never happened before… where the state tries to insert itself into federal elections. Never. Nobody's ever seen it. But, you know, Federal Elections took a total pass on it."
The Justice Department in 2019 "effectively concluded" its investigation into Trump’s payments. And in 2021, the Federal Elections Commission, the agency dedicated to enforcing campaign finance laws, announced that it had dropped a case looking into whether Trump had violated election laws for the payment to former pornographic actor Stormy Daniels.
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg picked up the case last year, announcing Trump's indictment in April 2023.