**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **
PRESS RELEASE FOR: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Contact: Winthrop Roosevelt // 617-680-0158 // wroosevelt@manhattanbp.nyc.gov
Manhattan, NY – Tuesday, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, along with other Manhattan elected officials, issued a statement supporting Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and condemning former President Trump for potentially inciting unrest in Manhattan:
“We are deeply troubled by the threats being directed at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in the wake of former President Trump’s announcement that he expects to be arrested. Mr. Trump’s call for protests to ‘take our country back’ in the wake of his possible arrest is reminiscent of his statements prior to the January 6 insurrection.
We have full confidence that DA Bragg will only move to indict Mr. Trump when and if he is certain the facts and the law warrant it.
We know that DA Bragg will not be intimidated by threats directed at him and his office and that he will not allow it to influence the course of the case against Mr. Trump. Anyone issuing these threats with the goal of disrupting the work of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office will be sorely disappointed.
New Yorkers should know that officials at all levels of government are already preparing for this possibility and will do everything possible to keep the public safe in the event of another round of dangerous actions by Mr. Trump’s supporters.
New York City, like DA Bragg, will not be intimidated. We will fight for a judicial system that ensures that no one, even a former president, is above the law.”
Mark Levine Jerrold Nadler
Manhattan Borough President U.S. Congress
Adriano Espaillat Daniel Goldman
U.S. Congress U.S. Congress
Brad Hoylman-Sigal Liz Krueger
State Senate State Senate
Jose M. Serrano Cordell Cleare
State Senate State Senate
Robert Jackson Manny De Los Santos
State Senate State Assembly
Al Taylor Inez Dickens
State Assembly State Assembly
Eddie Gibbs Rebecca Seawright
State Assembly State Assembly
Alex Bores Danny O’Donnell
State Assembly State Assembly
Linda Rosenthal Tony Simone
State Assembly State Assembly
Deborah Glick Harvey Epstein
State Assembly State Assembly
Grace Lee Charles Fall
State Assembly State Assembly
Christopher Marte Carlina Rivera
City Council City Council
Erik Bottcher Keith Powers
City Council City Council
Julie Menin Gale Brewer
City Council City Council
Shaun Abreu Diana Ayala
City Council City Council
Carmen De La Rosa
City Council
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