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Young Scions Gun for an
Old Prosecutor
A group of young socialites has found an unlikely cause: Leslie Crocker Snyder, the former State Supreme Court justice who’s challenging Robert Morgenthau in next year’s D.A. election. Bankrollers include trader Theodore Roosevelt V, Donald Trump Jr. (pictured left), and developer-prince Harry LeFrak. “We know her personally,” says Roosevelt V, 29, who’s friends with her son, Douglas Snyder. “We talked amongst ourselves and said, ‘This is a really qualified candidate.’ ” The group, which hopes to raise $50,000 for Snyder at Marquee this Wednesday, claims the 85-year-old Morgy is too old. Plus, “lately, it seems as though anyone whose secretary puts a comma in the wrong place is in jeopardy of prosecution,” says Trump Jr., 26. “While white-collar crime is important, we need someone who will really prosecute criminals—rapists and killers.”
—Greg Sargent

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