Two years after the DA decided not charge the mogul for one alleged attack, he may be about to do so for a separate one.
Bennett Gershman is a Professor of Law, at Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University. Former prosecutor with Manhattan D.A.'s office and Special State prosecutor with the New York State Anti-Corruption office. Author of treatise "Prosecutorial Misconduct."
One of the biggest enablers of rich, powerful sexual abusers is the legal system.
Hollywood’s king caught on tape. The president’s children caught in emails. Manhattan’s district attorney has no good excuse for letting them all walk.
If the president fights a subpoena, the special prosecutor can make him a deal: Testify and it won’t be used against you (sort of).
The president’s power to nullify charges isn’t ‘absolute,’ because it was never meant to be used to stop a criminal investigation into him, his family, and associates.
Only people with ‘bona fide’ family connections may enter the U.S. from prohibited countries, but that doesn’t count grandparents, cousins, in-laws, and more.
From immunizing motorists who strike protesters to criminalizing heckling, 20 states have passed a variety of laws to muzzle dissent since Donald Trump was elected president.
Plagued by misconduct, New York is considering the establishment of independent review boards for prosecutors, just like the ones for judges. It’s about time.