“We write regarding ongoing prosecutorial misconduct in connection with the prosecution of President Donald J Trump – in violation of the federal and state constitutions and your ethical obligations – concerning DANY’s simultaneous (1) decision to turn a blind eye to the admitted and repeated perjury of your star witness, Michael Cohen; and (2) vindictive and oppressive pressure and plea negotiations leading, today, to a forced-upon guilty plea for 2 counts of perjury by Allen H Weisselberg. This conduct by DANY was obviously part of an effort to impact the outcome of the flawed proceedings in People by James v Trump and/or Mr Weisselberg’s role at trial in People v Trump, although he does not as of now appear on any witness list.”
“DANY’s conscious choice to ignore obvious and admitted criminal conduct by Cohen and to instead deploy unethical, strong-armed tactics against an innocent man in his late 70s underscores the irresponsibility of your conduct in office. Indeed, while you waste public resources in a desperate attempt to impede President Trump’s ongoing ascent to the White House, in violation of applicable prosecutorial guidelines prohibiting such election interference, you regularly and repeatedly allow those guilty of brutal attacks on law enforcement and murderers to roam free.”
“This dereliction of duty renders you fully unfit to serve as District Attorney, and exposes innocent citizens, like Mr Weisselberg, to irreparable and life-altering harm. Today, your office has forced Mr Weisselberg into pleading guilty to nonexistent perjury offenses by threatening him with years in state prison should he not succumb to your demands. As we understand it, your prosecutors presented Mr Weisselberg with an impossible choice: (1) plead guilty to perjury crimes he did not commit in exchange for another relatively short stint in prison, or (2) face arrest and incarceration, as well as the risk that an unsuccessful effort to fight the unwarranted charges will result in yet another draconian sentence by Judge Merchan,” writes Trump lawyer Todd Blanche in a lengthy, tearful letter to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.