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(118,566 posts) Sat Apr 13, 2024, 01:22 PM Apr 13

Why is he on trial for $130K paid to Stormy? [View all]

Lauren Aratani in New York
Sat 13 Apr 2024 06.00 EDT

... The former president faces 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump pleaded not guilty to all counts last April. The charges carry a maximum of four years in prison.

“This charge, it can be said, is the bread and butter of our white-collar work,” Alvin Bragg said in April 2023 after he announced the charges. The district attorney said that his office has charged hundreds of people who have violated federal bank-secrecy, sex-crime and tax-evasion laws by charging them with falsifying business records.

Trump’s case “is one with allegations like so many of our white-collar cases, allegations that someone lied again and again to protect their interests and evade the laws to which we are all held accountable,” Bragg said ...

In the court filings, prosecutors also point to ... other alleged ... hush-money payments ... The first ... a former Trump Tower doorman ... trying to sell a story that Trump had had a child out of wedlock ... The second ... a former Playboy model, Karen McDougal, who said she started an affair with Trump in 2006 ...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/13/donald-trump-hush-money-stormy-daniels

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Why is he on trial for $130K paid to Stormy? [View all] struggle4progress Apr 13 OP

As so often, it's the cover-up that blows it up! Maeve Apr 13 #1

exactly... hush money isn't illegal. WarGamer Apr 13 #2

"hush money isn't illegal" EXACTLY!! InstantGratification Apr 13 #9

And as cheap & arrogant as trump is, he'd deduct it as "charity" oldsoftie Apr 13 #12

I understand it's because it was both a campaign finance and business records law violation peppertree Apr 13 #3

I believe it's a maximum of four years in prison for EACH of the 34 charges OMGWTF Apr 13 #4

You're assuming he gets consecutive sentences but that's rarely the case Wonder Why Apr 13 #10

technically correct InstantGratification Apr 13 #11

Even if he's convicted of EVRY charge he'll never do a day in prison. Just not gonna happen. oldsoftie Apr 13 #13

Sadly I agree DownriverDem Apr 13 #15

No internet might actually drive him insane. oldsoftie Apr 13 #17

He is no more on trial for paying Stormy hush money Mr.Bill Apr 13 #5

Like Watergate it's more about the coverup than the crime. Ping Tung Apr 13 #6

I wish someone would explain this to the MAGA crowd. I have been arguing for two days with one on Yahoo, Ray Bruns Apr 13 #7

It's because he is telling them Mr.Bill Apr 13 #16

Repeat after me: It was election interference, because talk would have hurt his election chances... Hekate Apr 13 #8

Al Capone was a wise guy too. multigraincracker Apr 13 #14