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To: Coronal
From the instructions:

Under our law, although the People must prove an intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission thereof, they need not prove that the other crime was in fact committed, aided, or concealed....

Although you must conclude unanimously that the defendant conspired to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means, you need not be unanimous as to what those unlawful means were.

In determining whether the defendant conspired to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means, you may consider the following: (1) violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act otherwise known as FECA; (2) the falsification of other business records; or (3) violation of tax laws.

17 posted on 05/30/2024 7:59:57 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: heartwood
The jury must find that the prosecution proved intent, mens rea. Plenty of New Yorkers believe Trump is mens rea personified, so they might skip the proof part, accepting it as axiomatic.

One possible theory of intent is that business records were falsified to conceal the crime of falsifying business records.

23 posted on 05/30/2024 8:06:17 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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