public officer
noun
: a person who has been legally elected or appointed to office and who exercises governmental functions
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Newsweek has reached out to the NYPD public officer for comment via email on Thursday.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Trump’s initial 13 charges have now been reduced to eight, which include his racketeering charge, conspiring to impersonate a public officer and conspiring to commit forgery in the first degree.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
In March, judge tossed out three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer that had been lodged against Trump.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
Key Background McAfee has now dropped charges against Trump on two separate occasions—in March, the judge dismissed three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Trump’s initial 13 charges have now been reduced to eight, which include his racketeering charge, conspiring to impersonate a public officer and conspiring to commit forgery in the first degree.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
In March, judge tossed out three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer that had been lodged against Trump.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
Key Background McAfee has now dropped charges against Trump on two separate occasions—in March, the judge dismissed three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Public officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20officer. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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