Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance will not seek reelection for a fourth term, he announced Friday morning.
“Representing the people of New York during this decisive era has been a lifetime privilege for our city and our justice system,” Vance, who first ran for the position in 2009, said in a memorandum to prosecutors and staff . “Working in partnership with Manhattan communities, we have moved the DA’s office together over the past decade beyond the ambitious blueprint we set for 2009.”
“One, we built safe and strong communities – not only by winning in court, but by continuously investing in our neighborhoods so that fewer people join the justice system for the first time.” “Two, we built endurance, systemic reform – using the power of our conscience to reduce our criminal justice footprint and disparities that reduce unnecessary prosecutions.”
“And three, we modernized our office to provide evidence against cybercrime, terrorism, trafficking and other 21st century threats to our neighbors in the future. Together, we took one of the great public law offices of the 20th century and replaced it for the 21st. “
The 66-year-old Vance said he never imagined himself as a DA for decades – like his predecessors – and never considered the status of his last job, “even though it’s the best job and the greatest honor” That I will have. “
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And he won a court battle last year in which former President Trump’s tax returns and related records were changed to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office as an investigation into alleged bank fraud by the Trump Organization and withholding money payments made to two women Had given.
Trump raided Vance’s investigation, calling it “the continuation of the worst witch hunt in American history.”
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