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There wasn't one. The whole thing was a violation of Trump's most basic constitutional rights.

Bragg and Merchan violated President Trump's fifth and sixth amendment rights in so many ways.

Trump's sixth amendment right to "an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed" was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by not moving the venue to a more balanced location outside of New York City.
Trump's sixth amendment right to a trial in "which district shall have been previously ascertained by law" was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by trying a federal campaign finance law in a county court in New York.
Trump's sixth amendment right "to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusations" against him was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by not revealing what the underlying charge that bootstrapped the misdemeanors was. Even after conviction, nobody knows what the underlying crime was.
Trump's sixth amendment right to "have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor" was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by not letting Trump put the former Chairman of the Federal Elections Commission on the witness stand to give expert testimony on what constitutes illegal campaign spending.
Trump's sixth amendment right to have a unanimous jury verdict was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by letting the jury pick from several possible underlying crimes without all agreeing on what that crime was.
Trump's fifth amendment right to "due process of law" was violated when Bragg and Merchan instructed the jury to presume guilt of the underlying crime that resuscitated misdemeanors that were past their statute of limitations.

-PJ

Needs expedited review - this is clearly campaign interference.

Excellent delineation of the prosecution’s violations of Trump’s rights.
Thank you!

RE: Even after conviction, nobody knows what the underlying crime was.

Well, that is the reason why I started this thread — to UNDERSTAND what the underlying crime was.