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Officials rally to support DA Alvin Bragg following threats

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg participates in a news conference in New York on Feb. 7, 2023.
Seth Wenig
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AP
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg participates in a news conference in New York on Feb. 7, 2023.

There's a show of support for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg whose been criticized in connection with his case against the former president.

Alvin Bragg's been bombarded with criticism from former President Donald Trump and House Republicans. Democratic Congressman Adriano Espaillat calls Bragg a decent human being whose well respected in New York.

"For the former President to engage in this kind of rhetoric is dangerous. We are here to support Alvin Bragg."

Bragg has been leading an investigating into the 2016 Trump hush money payment case but his office has received numerous threats over recent days. Trump even posted a photo of him holding a baseball bat next to Bragg's head

"We will not have another insurrection type action in New York City."