fact on charges that will be either misdemeanors or the lowest level felony, and i think that gives rise to legitimate questions like the ones you re raising. anthony i see you, i think, shaking your head. respond to what you just heard. ellie say. well, thank you, michael. for having me. i think ellie is right. i would point out first and foremost that none of us have seen the facts here. at this point, there is no factual basis to assert that alvin bragg is acting in any way country to the rule of law. it s a bit disheartening to see commentary in action on both the left and the right. i was this hard to see this blur from mccarthy. the end and others at this point because no one has seen the charging documents is disingenuous. it s misleading to suggest that alvin bragg is acting in a way that is political own the left. i would also point out, michael, i ve been this hard to see fundraising by certain certain
over a year and did not charge it. and i think the big question that brag, ultimately has to answer through his evidence through his indictment. maybe through his public statement is why now? why 6.5 years after the fact on charges that will be either misdemeanors or the lowest level felony, and i think that gives rise to legitimate questions like the ones you re raising. anthony. i see you, i think, shaking your head. respond to what you just heard. ellie say. well thank you, michael. for having me. i think ellie is right. i would point out first and foremost that none of us have seen the facts here. at this point, there is no factual basis to assert that alvin bragg is acting in any way. contrary to the rule of law . it s a bit disheartening to see commentary in action on both the left and the right. i was this hard to see this blur from mccarthy. again and others at this point because no one has seen the charging documents is disingenuous. it s misleading to
term, i think it s a political um, loser. ellie 10 seconds. go ahead. a lot of people are worried that prosecutors here collectively are leading with their chin with the weakest charge. i do play some of the blame on that on the united states department of justice. i ve been saying for years now there are two plus years out by failing to bring january 6th charges or mar-a-lago charges in a timely manner. they ve led to this situation where the weakest charges going first. amen amen to that. amen to that, gentlemen . excellent thank you so much. i hope you ll you ll both come back. remember i want to know what everybody thinks. in terms of my commentary go to my website. it s smerconish dot com. answer this week s poll question. would donald trump have been indicted by alvin bragg? if trump were not currently running for president up ahead. does artificial intelligence pose profound risks to society and humanity? that s the new warning letter asking all ai labs to hit the pause button s
touchable. how powerful people get away with it, ellie would donald trump have been indicted if he d gone quietly into the night after the 2020 election? so michael, i can absolutely see the mirror in both sides of this argument. we can t get inside alvin bragg s head, but the fact that i can see both sides of it, i think is a problem in itself. so on the one hand, i know alvin bragg personally. i worked with him at the southern district of new york for several years. i know him to be nothing but a straightforward, honest ethical prosecutor. on the other hand, if you look at the circumstances here, we have to acknowledge the u. s justice department the same office. alvin and i worked at the southern district of new york passed on charging donald trump in january. 2021 they could have they looked at the case decided not to alvin brags predecessor as d. a cy vance had this case in front of him for over a year and did not charge it. and i think the big question that brag, ultimately has t
quickly what are the political ramifications of all of this? so i think what we ve seen over the last 10 days or so is trump rallying his base complete. we expect what we ve seen over the last several days to continue, which is the republican establishment continue to rally around him. i think steve is right. this will help him in the short term. politically i don t know about the long term i am from north carolina has spent a lot of time outside of the district of columbia. and what i m hearing from people is that they re ready to turn the page. um from all things, donald trump, and i m hearing that from democrats. and republicans. and so i think, honestly, steve may be onto something. this may help him with his base, but over the long term, i think it s a political um, loser. ellie 10 seconds. go ahead. a lot of people are worried that prosecutors here collectively are leading with their chin with the weakest charge. i do play