Write-in Peter Gleason for Manhattan District Attorney

Peter Gleason Joins Race for Manhattan District Attorney


  • Peter Gleason — got 35,000 votes against Cy Vance in the last race for DA 
  • "Equal protection and due process are the cornerstone of our criminal justice system," Gleason said.
  • "Unfortunately, it appears that certain people have elevated rights with the Manhattan District Attorney's office," he added. "This is unacceptable."
  • In 2015, Gleason detailed in court papers the close relationship between the DA's office, Thomas (Toby) Thatcher's former investigations firm (Thatcher Associates LLC) and the case against his client, the alleged former mistress of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. Thatcher Assocaites had donated over $50,000 to Vance's campaign and had delivered evidence against the defendant.
  • Gleason said he welcomes a debate against the incumbent DA and a sit down with the city's editorial boards to discuss his positions.




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The Washington Post: There’s an important political lesson buried in the Harvey Weinstein story

There's an important political lesson buried in the Harvey Weinstein Story
October 10, 2017

  • The last time Cy Vance ran to serve as district attorney for Manhattan, in 2003, he easily defeated Peter Gleason. Vance got 198,000 votes; Gleason, 37,000.
  • First, there was a report from ProPublica and WNYC that Vance decided not to press charges against Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. for alleged fraud. 
  • Prosecutors had emails that demonstrated an intent to mislead buyers, they believed, but after meeting with Trump attorney Marc Kasowitz — who’d donated to Vance’s campaign — Vance decided against moving forward.
  • Then, a report in the New Yorker dealt with accusations of sexual assault and rape against film producer Harvey Weinstein.
  • In both of those cases, one could argue that Vance was derelict in his duty in part out of undue deference to powerful people.

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Peter Gleason Joins Race for Manhattan District Attorney

Peter Gleason, longtime critic of Cy Vance, joins Manhattan DA race The New York Daily News EXCLUSIVE by Shayna Jacobs   October 13, ...