What to know about Alvin Bragg, Manhattan district attorney

By The Associated Press

A New York grand jury that voted to indict former President Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter has refocused attention on the Manhattan district attorney steering the case. Alvin Bragg’s decision to convene the grand jury early this year led to the first criminal charge against a former U.S. president. Bragg was elected as Manhattan’s first Black district attorney in November 2021. His legal career includes work as a federal prosecutor and civil rights attorney representing the mother of Eric Garner. The role of Manhattan district attorney has been dramatized on TV shows like “Law & Order” and “Blue Bloods.”