Posted on 04/25/2024 8:08:28 AM PDT by bitt
Prosecutors in Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's office have finally revealed the underlying crime they allege Donald Trump was committing when he allegedly falsified business records.
According to Fox News, "New York prosecutor Joshua Steinglass on Tuesday said the other crime was a violation of a New York law called 'conspiracy to promote or prevent election.'"
That law, New York Law 17-152, reads:
"Any two or more persons who conspire to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means and which conspiracy is acted upon by one or more of the parties thereto, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
Speaking of Michael Cohen, former National Enquirer owner David Pecker, and Donald Trump, Steinglass' co-counsel Michael Colangelo argued that in 2015:
"Those three men formed a conspiracy to influence the election."
However, none of the allegedly falsified business records were dated in 2015; every alleged instance was in 2017. The falsified payments are transactions in which Trump's business paid Cohen; Trump says the payments were for legal services and not reimbursement for any monies Cohen might have paid to Stormy Daniels.
Speaking of Daniels, she still owes Trump $300,000 plus interest after pursuing a frivolous lawsuit against him.
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
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Ghetto-nurtured Bragg, which AA contrived to turn into a non-performing DA, is claiming that:
<><>anyone committing a misdemeanor as per NY law
<><>(supposedly making a “false business entry”)
<><>in order to conceal the commission of another misdemeanor
<><>(braindead Bragg dreamed this up as promoting one’s candidacy in an unlawful manner).......
<><>but just like magic – Bragg waves his magic wand,
<><>and converts the misdemeanors into 34 felony offenses.
Jonathan Turkey took this apart yesterday, totally demolishing the case. Just lawfare pure and simple, designed to sap Trump’s resources and sabotage Trump’s ability to campaign.
All democrats should be nervous
LOL...you cannot legally “promote or prevent election.”
What, exactly, do political campaigns do? You’d have to arrest everybody who has ever run for office.
Where is the felony charge?
Sounds like Bragg is violating the very law he is using to get Trump.
The Bidens have nothing to worry about.
, designed to sap Trump’s resources and sabotage Trump’s ability to campaign.
This allegation was not in the Indictment or the Statement of Facts. Trump’s legal team should move to dismiss this case based upon the critical omission.
The cases against POTUS45 can be boiled down to this...
Prosecutor: “ORANGE MAN BAD!”
DC/New York juries: “GUILTY!!”
In other words, campaigning is illegal in NY?
I mean, candidates who are campaigning are either "promoting" their election or "preventing" the election of the other guy. And to the extent that they have donors and a staff, they are certainly "conspiring" to do so.
Local prosecutor drags an ex-President of the United States into court on a misdemeanor.
Amazing times.
Fat Alvin DEI = Didn’t Earn It
define “unlawful means”
You stopped reading too soon.
"Any two or more persons who conspire to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means"...
You can promote or try to prevent an election. You just can't use break the law in the process.
‘conspiracy to promote or prevent election.’
What an amazing coincidence. That’s what they are doing with this trial.
“Any two or more persons who conspire to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means and which conspiracy is acted upon by one or more of the parties thereto, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.”
but it is a misdemeanor, not a felony.
Jonathan TURKEY??
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