Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg pivots from progressive reformer to crime crusader

Published June 15, 2025 7:00am ET



Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who secured the first felony criminal conviction against President Donald Trump, has been quietly recalibrating his image ahead of New York’s Democratic primary at the end of the month.

Bragg entered office as a liberal reformer but has since distanced himself from the movement that helped put him into power. Now he’s pitching himself as a prosecutor focused squarely on cracking down on crime. 

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