Manhattan DA says Trump criminal investigation continues despite two prosecutors quitting

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Florence Regional Airport in Florence, South Carolina, U.S., March 12, 2022. 

The Manhattan district attorney sought to assure the public that his criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization is continuing despite the resignations of two prosecutors who were leading that probe.

The team working on this investigation is made up of dedicated, experienced career prosecutors.

Bragg said that they are going through documents, interviewing witnesses, and exploring evidence not previously explored.

In the long and proud tradition of white-collar prosecutions at the Manhattan D.A.'s Office, we are investigating thoroughly and following the facts without fear or favor.

Bragg's statement came two weeks after the disclosure of a letter to him by Mark Pomerantz, who with Carey Dunne, resigned in February from leading the Trump probe after Bragg reportedly told them he had doubts about indicting Trump.

The team that has been investigating Mr. Trump believes he committed crimes.

The felonies were related to the preparation and use of his annual Statements of Financial Condition.

The decision not to seek charges against Trump was contrary to the public interest.

In recent weeks, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has been repeatedly asked if the investigation of the Trump Organization is still going on.

Bragg wrote that it is.

He brushed aside reports that he was allowing the grand jury that was hearing evidence in the case to lapse without indictment.

As anyone who has worked on criminal cases in New York knows, New York County has grand juries sitting all the time.

Bragg said that while he understands the public desire to know more about our investigative steps, the law requires confidentiality.

Money laundering, witness tampering, mortgage fraud, official misconduct, and bribe-taking were some of the cases that I successfully brought as a state prosecutor and a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York.

I went wherever the facts took me, prosecuting two mayors, a city council member, an FBI agent, a former Senate Majority Leader, and business executives.

litigation involving the former president is not foreign to me. I oversaw the successful litigation against the former president, his family, and the Trump Foundation.