Scrutiny of prosecutor Matthew Colangelo intensifies after Trump conviction

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Scrutiny of prosecutor Matthew Colangelo intensifies after Trump conviction
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A prosecutor in the Manhattan DA’s Office is attracting waves of criticism after he successfully helped secure a felony conviction against Trump this week.

Matthew Colangelo, once the No. 3 official in the Biden administration Department of Justice, was one of a handful of prosecutors District AttorneyColangelo delivered the opening statement at the historic trial, telling jurors Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election; then he covered up that criminal conspiracy by lying in his New York business records over and over and over again.

Before working at the DOJ, Colangelo worked for Attorney General Letitia James, who investigated Trump for three years before bringing a massive civil lawsuit against him and the Trump Organization in the fall of 2022. One source involved with Trump’s legal proceedings described Colangelo as “exhibit A” of the perceived coordination between the Biden administration and Bragg’s office.. “He’s in one of the premier legal posts in America, and he suddenly quits his job, goes to become a line prosecutor in the New York DA’s office, and then almost immediately thereafter, the zombie case comes back to life.”

Article III Project founder Mike Davis, an ardent Trump supporter, called Trump’s prosecution “rigged,” in part because of Colangelo.

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