We Finally Know the Case Against Trump, and It Is Strong

You are not suppose to be able to figure it out. Indictments only include the bare minimum needed to go to trial. It seems like the underlying crime is a violation of election law, i.e. Trump paying hush money to Daniels. However, that could be a red herring.
That’s not quite true. But prosecutors do have to turn over a “bill of particulars” to flesh out the indictments. The defense is entitled to a fair trial. So the defense needs to get the facts and so forth ahead of time. Pretty strict time limits in NY these days.
 
Cohen went to federal prison for those felonies.

Cohen's felonies -- and Trump Co's felonies -- are facts in the record; they are not a matter of debate.

So Bragg only has to convince the jury that the false business filings were performed the further to commital and/or concealment of another crime.

And if any of the above-mentioned felonies are the "secondary crimes", Bragg does not have to spend one single second arguing that they occured. They are facts that can be entered into the record.

Remember, the secondary crime does not have to be a crime committed by Trump himself.

Cohen went to federal prison for those felonies.

For tax evasion.
 
The hush money was paid to Daniels in 2015 before the election to keep her mouth shut which was of course illegal. Apparently it worked because the public did not learn about the affair until after the election in 2018. It was not just $130,000 Trump paid hush money. He paid off a playboy model $150,000, I guess she did more for Trump than Daniels and a doorman, $30,000. How many more he paid off we will probably never be know.

However the amount of payments are irrelevant. Paying hush money to help win an election is illegal and has been for a long time.

My question is why should the city of New York turn a blind eye to Trump's payoffs when they have been prosecuting people for election payoffs for years? People you never heard of went to jail for doing a lot less than Trump. Even if Trump is convicted, he won't spend a day in jail. In fact, he will probably be able to turn his crime and prosecution into a badge of courage that will help get elected.

The hush money was paid to Daniels in 2015 before the election to keep her mouth shut which was of course illegal.

No, it isn't, of course.
 
If it’s done to help an election campaign it has to declared as such and the limit can not be breached. $130K is WELL over that limit and it was NOT REPORTED as a campaign contribution

If it’s done to help an election campaign it has to declared as such

It's not a campaign expense.

$130K is WELL over that limit and it was NOT REPORTED as a campaign contribution

Because it wasn't.
 
If it’s done to help an election campaign it has to declared as such

It's not a campaign expense.

$130K is WELL over that limit and it was NOT REPORTED as a campaign contribution

Because it wasn't.
The court ruled that it was
 

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