Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Cuts Career Criminal a Sweetheart Deal While Busy Prosecuting Trump

Controversial Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is lavishly spending tax dollars to prosecute former President Donald Trump on what critics call politically motivated charges — while giving sweetheart deals to career criminals.

Rodney Johnson, 53, who has nearly 90 busts on his rap sheet and two state prison stints under his belt, had his felony robbery charges knocked down to slap-on-the-wrist misdemeanors by Bragg’s office last week, law enforcement sources told The Post.

Rodney Johnson

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“This guy has been breaking the law for 35 years,” one law enforcement source said.

“He’s been a one-man robbery spree preying on low-wage workers, then when the cops catch the guy, Bragg’s office downgrades the felon charges,” the sources said.

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The felon skipped out on a court-ordered intervention program three times on a 2021 felony robbery case.

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Johnson’s latest bust came last week and stemmed from two alleged incidents at pharmacies in Chelsea on March 24, according to court records.

At 8:20 a.m. that day, he allegedly walked into a CVS pharmacy on West 23rd Street and stole several items, including air freshener and detergent, with cops charging Johnson with third-degree attempted robbery, the records show.

At 12:38 p.m., he allegedly went into a Walgreens on West 30th Street and stole more merchandise — and threatened workers with pepper spray when confronted.

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Johnson’s criminal history dates to 1987, and includes a string of larceny and robbery busts and a 2005 domestic violence rap after he allegedly threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend’s daughter.

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Bragg has taken heat since he took office last year and announced he would not seek prison time on a slew of charges and would downgrade felony charges in hordes of cases — including armed robbery and drug offenses.

Among the cases Bragg’s office has gone soft on:

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• Reputed gangbanger Charles Lindsay was ordered to take just five sessions of a youth diversion program for a string of felony busts. The decision put Lindsay back on the streets, where he and three cohorts allegedly mugged a 14-year-old in Bedford-Stuyvesant in January.
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• A prosecutor from Bragg’s office in December tried to get convicted killer rapper Trevell “G Dep” Coleman sprung from an upstate prison. {snip}

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