“Trying to influence a federal election?
Whoops!
State of New York - prosecuting a federal crime?”
“Some of the charges against Trump are related to that Bragg’s team does not have to prove Trump violated the statute but merely demonstrate that he was falsifying internal Trump Organization records as part of a broader scheme to improperly influence the 2016 election.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/06/trump-hush-money-trial-election-law/
I thought about that before I posted, but rejected it.
DOJ investigated election influence and filed no charges.
So, New York state would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a federal crime took place, but was not prosecuted.
Then, NY state would have to prove that Trump actually had an intimate relationship with Stormy.
Stormy claims she blacked out during sex with Trump and remembers nothing, except that he was wearing silk or velvet pajamas.
So, NY state also needs to prove that a prostitution crime took place, in another state, 18 years ago, and Trump was trying to conceal it.
Sorry - that is ludicrous.