Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has sent shock-waves through political and legal circles after he decided to halt the reported, criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump. Alvin Bragg for DA/Fair Use

U.S. Attorney’s Office refuses to comment about the possibility of seizing the Manhattan DA files on the troubled Trump criminal investigation

The U.S. Attorney’s Office refused to say whether it would seizing the stalled Trump investigation files in the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

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U.S. Attorney Damian Williams became the fifth head of the Manhattan Federal prosecutors' office in as many years, following a period of unstable turnover in the office and a sense of a loss of faith in the U.S. Dept. of Justice. U.S. Attorney's Office/SDNY/Public Domain

Letter From New York : Ethical questions stemming from the Bill de Blasio-Eric Adams transition at City Hall serve up a first test for U.S. Attorney Damian Williams

Damian Williams was sworn in as the new U.S. Attorney to great fanfare. He has been forced to confront ethical questions related to the Bill de Blasio-Eric Adams transition at New York City Hall.

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President Joseph Biden (D), Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), and Mayor Bill de Blasio (WFP-New York City) have courted controversy over their reported handling of the Coronavirus pandemic. President Biden : Public Domain ; Gov. Cuomo by Pat Arnow (CC BY-SA 2.0) ; Mayor de Blasio by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Biden’s DOJ closes civil rights probe into COVID-19 nursing home deaths as Government data, leadership come under greater scrutiny over Coronavirus pandemic mismanagement concerns

Government data about COVID-19 has been slowed or reduced, and that which is released face questions about reliability in the face of the Delta outbreak.

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In the face of Delta variant outbreak, another restatement of NYC Coronavirus data as the Government deflects blame over questions about its pandemic response

Following criticism, the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio (WFP-New York City) has restated the data underpinning weekly Coronavirus variant sequencing studies.

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UPDATED : U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss didn’t receive early, “special” access to scarce COVID-19 tests, unlike her daughter-in-law, Melissa DeRosa, who did : source

U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss won’t admit or deny that she received COVID-19 tests when they were extremely new and scarce, like her daughter-in-law, Melissa DeRosa.

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The U.S. Attorney's Office remained silent after Mayor Bill de Blasio both announced the restoration of COVID-19 testing data and questioned its accuracy, contributing to a sense of a loss of confidence in Government. Mayor Bill de Blasio's Official YouTube Channel/Fair Use

U.S. Attorney’s Office mum after missing COVID-19 testing data was restored without explanation by Mayor Bill de Blasio

The U.S. Attorney’s Office remained silent after Mayor Bill de Blasio both announced the restoration of COVID-19 testing data and questioned its accuracy, contributing to a sense of a loss of confidence in Government.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo's COVID-19 vaccine czar Larry Schwartz faced accusations of extorting support for the embattled governor as a new report detailed an effort to intimidate one of Gov. Cuomo's accusers. Gov. Andrew Cuomo's YouTube Channel/Fair Use

Outside investigators probing Cuomo mum about allegations of extortion of support by Larry Schwartz, New York’s Coronavirus vaccine czar

Investigators probing Gov. Andrew Cuomo remained silent in the face of allegations that Larry Schwartz engaged in extortion of support for the governor and that the Governor’s office was engaged in intimidation of his reported accusers.

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Any resignation, no matter however remote, by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) would not terminate the outside investigation into allegations that he engaged in sexual harassment, according to a source. New York Governor's Office/YouTube/Fair Use

The outside independent investigation looking at allegations of sexual harassment against Gov. Cuomo has no political relief valve, will not end upon resignation

The investigation looking at allegations of sexual harassment against Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not end upon his resignation, according to a source.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Northwell Health hospital chain CEO Michael Dowling, center, possibly stood to profit financially from the suppression of COVID-19 data about nursing home deaths and from business with New York State, respectively, according to reports. Gov. Andrew Cuomo's YouTube Channel/Fair Use

Cuomo monetised the control of data that underreported COVID-19 nursing home deaths, in addition to attempting to thwart a Justice Department investigation : reports

Gov. Andrew Cuomo reportedly monetised the suppression of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes in the form of a book deal and campaign donations, according to reports.

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The administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) has been accused of obstructing the release of information about COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes in order to avoid a Federal investigation. The cover-up is now the reported preliminary inquiry by the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme. Fair Use Screenshot of Gov. Cuomo (YouTube) ; Public Domain portrait of Acting U.S. Attorney DuCharme (U.S. Dept. Of Justice)

U.S. Attorney’s Office, which argued that the Government could comply with records requests at their discretion, to probe Cuomo over COVID-19 nursing home deaths cover-up

The Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s Office, charged with handling the probe into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of COVID-19 nursing homes deaths, has previously defended the Government’s violations of open records requests.

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