People vs. Donald Trump
An Inside Account
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A fascinating inside account of the attempt to prosecute former US president Donald Trump.
Mark Pomerantz was a retired lawyer living a calm suburban life when he accepted an offer to join the staff of the district attorney of New York County in February 2021. His brief: to work on the investigation of former president Donald Trump and the Trump Organisation.
Over the next year, Pomerantz interviewed potential witnesses, scrutinised financial records and learned everything he could about Trump’s business practices. He finally gathered enough evidence to support the view—held by many of his colleagues on the case—that Trump should be indicted for a number of financial crimes. But that indictment never happened. This book explains why.
In People vs. Donald Trump, Pomerantz tells the story of his unprecedented investigation, why he and his colleague Carey Dunne resigned in protest when Manhattan’s district attorney refused to act, and why he believes Donald Trump should be prosecuted. He draws from a lifetime of legal experience to tell a devastating and frequently entertaining story of how prosecutors think, how criminals act, and how the American justice system works—and sometimes doesn’t work. It is a cautionary tale that explores how Trump manages to dance between the raindrops of accountability, and how others might bring him to justice.
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Former federal prosecutor Pomerantz, who came out of retirement to assist Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance's investigation into Donald Trump, provides a thorough account of how the inquiry unfolded, and why it was put on hold when a new DA took office in 2022. Brought onboard in December 2020, Pomerantz worked pro bono to sort through a "long and unfocused laundry list" of issues identified by Vance and his team, including a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels and "the use of overstated financial statements and asset valuations" to obtain loans, to determine which, if any, should be prosecuted. He diligently explains the legal complications involved, including the lack of trustworthy eyewitnesses and "stalling tactics" by Trump. The biggest stumbling block, however, appears to have been a disagreement between Vance and incoming DA Alvin Bragg about whether the risk of losing a case against Trump was greater than the need to "vindicate the rule of law." Pomerantz builds a persuasive argument in favor of prosecution while acknowledging that Bragg's tenure would have been "defined and ruined" by a loss. Those hoping for juicy new details will be largely disappointed, but Pomerantz offers a unique glimpse into white-collar criminal prosecution. It's an eye-opening lesson in the many shades of the law.
