Trump Arraignment

3 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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In this commentary, the speaker outlines the upcoming Manhattan arraignment of former President Donald Trump on felony charges stemming from a grand jury indictment related to hush‑money payments to Stormy Daniels. The payment, made by Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen during the 2016 campaign, was allegedly reimbursed to Cohen through monthly checks that were falsely recorded as legal‑expense repayments. Prosecutors allege at least 24 felony counts, arguing that falsifying business records becomes a felony when tied to a violation of New York election law—a claim the speaker deems difficult to prove. The commentator then compares this case to other legal challenges facing Trump, suggesting that the Georgia election‑law case and the federal January 6 investigation present stronger prospects. The segment concludes with a call to subscribe to the speaker’s newsletter.

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Donald Trump is back in New York to be arraigned on felony charges tomorrow by the Manhattan District Attorney after a grand jury last week returned an indictment against Trump over his payments to Stormy Daniels as hush money after she said she had an affair with him. The payment was made by his attorney, Michael Cohen, during the final days of the 2016 presidential race. It's been written that there are at least 24 felony counts stated against Trump, and those seem to be related to reimbursement to Michael Cohen for the hush money payment made by him through a series of monthly checks to Cohen, which the prosecutors have stated were falsely recorded as repayment of legal expenses when in fact it was repayment of the hush money. Normally falsification of business records is a misdemeanor. To get it to rise to the level of a felony is going to have to be tied to a second crime, which in this case would be the violation of New York State election laws. That case will be tough to prove. Stronger cases against Trump, in my opinion, will be the Georgia violation of election laws and the federal case for the January 6th incidents. Subscribe to my newsletter in my profile link, people.