Didn’t all this happen AFTER he was elected President, or am I wrong?
On May 30, 2024, a New York jury convicted Donald Trump of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. The case was prosecuted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, not federal “Biden prosecutors,” and was a state-level prosecution.
Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Key Details of the Case: 34 counts of first-degree falsifying business records (violating NY Penal Law 175-10), which involves intent to defraud and concealing another crime.m The counts related to invoices, checks, and ledger entries for payments made to former attorney Michael Cohen in 2017.
The case was brought by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. While the payments were labeled as legal fees, prosecutors proved they were intended to mask a payment to Stormy Daniels, intended to influence the 2016 election.
While the payments were made in 2017, they were elevated from misdemeanors to felony charges, in part, because they were found to be linked to a violation of state election laws.