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Why you should care about the legal case against the Trump Organization
The pending charges against the Trump Organization could have far-reaching implications for democracy in the US. The former president is also facing ongoing investigations for his conduct on January 6th, mishandling classified documents, and election interference in the state of Georgia.
Though the current charges of falsifying business records being the "least serious conduct" among the former president's criminal exposures, according to former US attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, he believes that it's still a significant case that could set a precedent for the rule of law in America.
Bharara also sheds light on the role of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, who recently indicted Trump for business fraud. In Bharara's opinion, the charges were not politically motivated.
Bragg chose not to pursue a case about the Trump Organization inflating assets, which was handed to him by the previous Manhattan DA, which Bharara believes shows he's not "grasping at straws and jumping at the first opportunity to charge the former president of the United States." Bharara is confident that Bragg made “the decision based on facts alone.”
Watch this episode of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer: Parsing Donald Trump's indictment