New Court Filing Shows Alvin Bragg’s Plan to Attack Trump’s Credibility in Hush Money Case

Published on April 18, 2024

Prosecutors in the New York criminal hush money case against former President Donald Trump have said they plan to question him over his previous civil trials as part of efforts to undermine his credibility. In a notice filed with the Supreme Court of New York on April 17, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said he and his legal team plan to cross-examine President Trump regarding his various past and present civil lawsuits, should he choose to testify in the case. The filing with the court was signed in March but not made public until now. Prosecutors will “disclose a list of all misconduct and criminal acts of the defendant not charged in the indictment which the People intend to use at trial to impeach the credibility of the defendant,” the court filing stated....