PolitickerNY

In the days after word leaked that Manhattan district attorney Cy Vance was preparing to drop the charges in the most conspicuous case of his career, the fallout was mostly muted. Despite the emotional nature of the Dominique Strauss-Kahn rape allegations—poor African woman, rich white man—few observers wanted to second-guess a prosecutor, and fewer elected officials wanted to make an enemy with subpoena power. Read More