Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan is in the spotlight following a grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner.
Last week, a judge allowed some details of the grand jury's proceedings to be released, at Donovan's request. But his approach to the case remains a mystery, due mostly to the secrecy of grand jury proceedings.
Tom Wrobleski, senior opinion writer for the Staten Island Advance, has been following Donovan's career since before he was elected district attorney in 2004.
"He has had a reputation, even before he became district attorney, as a very straight-arrow kind of guy, plays it always sort of down the middle, and also doesn't look to cut corners," Wrobleski said. "He has very much an impeccable reputation out here on Staten Island, very popular with the voters, and that has continued, so far, even through the Garner case."
In this interview, Wrobleski talks with WNYC's Amy Eddings about Donovan's career, and what we know about his role in the Garner case.