Court TV icon Judge Judy Scheindlin has publicly criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for his prosecution of former President Donald Trump, calling the case against the former president “nonsense.”
In an interview with CNN anchor Chris Wallace, Judge Judy expressed her view that Bragg should focus on addressing the criminals who are making it difficult for citizens to use public transportation in New York City.
“You gotta twist yourself into a pretzel to figure out what the crime was. [Bragg] doesn’t like him — New York City didn’t like him for a while,” Judge Judy said, referring to Bragg’s dislike of Trump.
Judge Judy goes off on DA Alvin Bragg for going after Trump for a non-crime while allowing criminals to run free in New York City. WATCH pic.twitter.com/jeBeA06oo5
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She added, “I would be happier, as someone who owns property in Manhattan, if the district attorney of New York County would take care of criminals who were making it impossible for citizens to walk in the streets and use the subway, to use his efforts to keep those people off the street, than to spend $5 million or $10 million of taxpayers’ money trying Donald Trump on this nonsense.”
Scheindlin continued, “That’s my view. But I, as a taxpayer in this country, resent using the system for your own personal self-aggrandizement.”
Judge Judy, who's beloved for taking no nonsense and telling it like it is, tells it like is about the nonsense that was Trump's Manhattan trial. pic.twitter.com/PNsPZsm0A6
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Judge Judy also shared her thoughts on Trump himself, saying, “I think he was a good businessman, a real estate guy. And he was certainly terrific on ‘The Apprentice.’”
While Scheindlin stopped short of endorsing Trump, the flattering remarks from a celebrity mark a sharp contrast in public perception of the former president.
The comments from Judge Judy come in the wake of a controversial case brought by Bragg against Trump, which has been criticized by many as politically motivated.
The case, which resulted in Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, has been seen by some as an attempt to undermine Trump’s political future.
