This is huge
Merchan removed a key element of the crime and said it didn’t need to be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
That’s SOP for all NY Trump cases, most likely under DoJ orders. They, unconstitutionally, do not require the Plaintiff or Prosecution to satisfy all the elements of a cause of action or crime. It is outrageous that they can get away with that. Its a mockery of the system and if it stands, all legitimacy (what little might remain nowadays, anyway) of the justice system is right out the window. Biden/Obama have turned this country into a real third-world sh*thole.