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2 prosecutors² leading the Manhattan DA's Trump³ probe have resigned

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The prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorney's criminal investigation⁵ into former President Donald Trump have suddenly resigned, throwing the future of the probe into question.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

We turn our attention to a story out of New York. There's been a shake-up in the team looking into possible criminal activity within The Trump Organization. Two of the leading attorneys in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office have resigned. We're going to go now to NPR's Ilya Marritz. Ilya, before we talk about the lawyers who have quit, remind us of the particulars of this investigation.

ILYA MARRITZ, BYLINE⁶: Last July, the Manhattan DA, Cy Vance Jr., brought an indictment⁷ against The Trump Organization and its former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, and the core of the case is an alleged⁸ 15-year scheme to avoid paying taxes. While that case is in pretrial motions, the Manhattan DA has continued to investigate other parts of the business with a grand jury. They're interviewing witnesses, developing evidence for possible additional charges or new developments.

MARTIN: And obviously, if someone with the last name of Trump were to be charged, this would be a very big deal.

MARRITZ: Yes, and that's why this grand jury is being watched so closely. So that effort seemed to be going at a pretty strong pace at the end of last year, when Cy Vance steps down, and a new district attorney, Alvin Bragg, was sworn in. And now two lawyers who have been leading this investigation, Carey Dunne and Mark Pomerantz, both hand in their notice on the same day. It's unexpected. Neither of them is saying why, which of course is fuel for all kinds of speculation⁹.

MARTIN: Right. So is there anything we can say for sure about what those resignations mean?

MARRITZ: Two very experienced litigators just walked out of the Manhattan DA's office. We can say that for sure. Mark Pomerantz is known as a former federal prosecutor¹ with expertise¹⁰ in organized crime. There was a lot of fanfare¹¹ when he joined the team about a year ago. The other lawyer, Carey Dunne, is a longtime figure in the DA's office. He actually argued before the Supreme¹² Court in 2020, when then-President Trump was trying to block this investigation. Dunne and the DA won that fight. Now, before he was sworn in, the new DA, Alvin Bragg, said he wanted Pomerantz and Dunne to stay as lead attorneys on that case. It matters that they both quit in this very public manner. It was first reported in The New York Times. It suggests a difference of opinion or approach or perhaps a clash of personality. We just don't know what it is.

MARTIN: So, Ilya, maybe this is a stretch, but does this mean that any charges against Donald Trump or any member of his family are now less likely?

MARRITZ: Well, I spoke¹³ with Trump's lawyer, Ron Fischetti, yesterday, who was ebullient¹⁴. His view is that prosecutors don't have the witnesses or the evidence to bring a case against his client and that this shows that. That's not the message from DA Bragg's office. They say the investigation continues, even without those two lawyers. And I got it confirmed by the office of the New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has detailed¹⁵ two of her own attorneys to the DA's team to help them out. Tish James is separately running a civil probe into some of - some related business practices.

MARTIN: So this is still going to go on. What's next?

MARRITZ: Well, you know, in terms of this criminal investigation, the key thing to watch is the grand jury. That is supposed to end in April. At that point, DA Bragg will likely have to make a decision. He could add charges, he could add defendants¹⁶, or he could drop the matter altogether.

MARTIN: NPR's Ilya Marritz. Ilya, thank you so much.

MARRITZ: You're very welcome.

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1 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

2 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

7 indictment   

n.起诉；诉状

参考例句：

• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
• They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

8 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

9 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

10 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

11 fanfare   

n.喇叭；号角之声；v.热闹地宣布

参考例句：

• The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide.这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。
• A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King.嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。

12 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

13 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

14 ebullient   

adj.兴高采烈的，奔放的

参考例句：

• He was ebullient over the reception of his novel.他因小说获好评而兴高采烈。
• She wrote the ebullient letter when she got back to her flat.她一回到自己的寓所,就写了那封热情洋溢的信。

15 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

16 defendants   

被告( defendant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
• As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件