Can Alvin Bragg Handle the Politics of a Trump Indictment?

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Can Alvin Bragg Handle the Politics of a Trump Indictment?

Good morning from the Hive newsroom! If he’s not already, Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg will likely soon be a household name should he criminally charge Donald Trump. Chris Smith gives insight into Bragg’s character: a sharp, experienced prosecutor known for handling difficult cases. What’s in question, Smith writes, is Bragg’s political judgment, as Trump and Republicans already begin to form their attacks against him.

On Inside the Hive this week, Nick Bilton chats with veteran economics reporter and writer Zachary D. Carter, who recently wrote a piece titled “This Bank Panic Should Not Exist” for Vanity Fair, on how to make sense of bank failures. Plus, Charlotte Klein finds the judge in the Dominion v. Fox News defamation case seemingly unconvinced by Fox’s arguments. Thanks for reading!

Alvin Bragg Is Known as a Sharp, Methodical Prosecutor. Can He Handle the Politics of a Trump Indictment?

As the Manhattan DA weighs criminal charges against the ex-president, one former senior law enforcement official says Bragg will also need to treat it “like a political exercise.” Prosecutors who don’t will “usually get in trouble.”

What SVB, Credit Suisse, and Other Bank Meltdowns Mean for Wall Street

Dodd-Frank, cash injections in the trillions, “cartoon-villain” bankers. Nick Bilton and Zachary D. Carter talk through it all, and what comes next.

Judge Doesn’t Seem Convinced by Fox News’ Arguments in the Dominion Lawsuit

Delaware Superior Court judge Eric Davis appeared skeptical of Fox’s claim that it was only neutrally reporting then president Donald Trump’s election lies, but stressed that he is undecided on the case.

Ron DeSantis Has Stopped Giving Trump the Silent Treatment

In an upcoming interview with Piers Morgan, the governor criticizes the former president’s petty leadership style and even claims to “kinda like” one of the nicknames Trump gave him.