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You're as bad as hokie
Posted on: May 1, 2024 at 12:36:50 CT
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Indictment and charges
The April 4, 2023 indictment document
The Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Trump on March 30, 2023.[88] The indictment was filed with the New York Supreme Court (the ordinary trial court for felonies in the state of New York and not the final court of appeal for the state) the same day.[89] The charges were under seal until published when Trump was arraigned in the Manhattan Criminal Court.[90][91]
The indictment charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, in violation of New York Penal Law ยง175.10. Each count is related to a specific business document, each having a date ranging from February 14 through December 5, 2017:[7]
11 for invoices from Michael Cohen
9 for general ledger entries for Donald J. Trump
3 for general ledger entries for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust
8 for checks from Donald J. Trump
2 for checks from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust
The allegedly falsified documents are related to Trump's payment to Stormy Daniels as hush money. The payments were listed in the business records as a legal expense payable to Michael Cohen, whereas the indictment alleges that they were actually to reimburse Cohen for the earlier, allegedly illicit, payment to Daniels.[92][93]
Falsifying business records in the first degree is a felony under New York state law that requires that the "intent to defraud includes an intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission thereof". This is in contrast to falsifying business records in the second degree, which is a misdemeanor that does not have that requirement.[7][92][93] In later filings, Bragg listed three such crimes that Trump allegedly intended to commit: violation of federal campaign finance limits, violation of state election laws by unlawfully influencing the 2016 election, and violation of state tax laws regarding the reimbursement.[94] Trump can move to allow the jury the option to convict on the misdemeanor charges as a lesser included offense, but is not required to do so.[95]
The April 4, 2023 indictment document
The Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Trump on March 30, 2023.[88] The indictment was filed with the New York Supreme Court (the ordinary trial court for felonies in the state of New York and not the final court of appeal for the state) the same day.[89] The charges were under seal until published when Trump was arraigned in the Manhattan Criminal Court.[90][91]
The indictment charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, in violation of New York Penal Law ยง175.10. Each count is related to a specific business document, each having a date ranging from February 14 through December 5, 2017:[7]
11 for invoices from Michael Cohen
9 for general ledger entries for Donald J. Trump
3 for general ledger entries for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust
8 for checks from Donald J. Trump
2 for checks from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust
The allegedly falsified documents are related to Trump's payment to Stormy Daniels as hush money. The payments were listed in the business records as a legal expense payable to Michael Cohen, whereas the indictment alleges that they were actually to reimburse Cohen for the earlier, allegedly illicit, payment to Daniels.[92][93]
Falsifying business records in the first degree is a felony under New York state law that requires that the "intent to defraud includes an intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission thereof". This is in contrast to falsifying business records in the second degree, which is a misdemeanor that does not have that requirement.[7][92][93] In later filings, Bragg listed three such crimes that Trump allegedly intended to commit: violation of federal campaign finance limits, violation of state election laws by unlawfully influencing the 2016 election, and violation of state tax laws regarding the reimbursement.[94] Trump can move to allow the jury the option to convict on the misdemeanor charges as a lesser included offense, but is not required to do so.[95]
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