Opinion: I’ve been a criminal attorney for decades. Here’s what I think about the case against Trump | CNN

In New York state, falsifying business records is a misdemeanor carrying a penalty of up to a year in jail. However, if it can be demonstrated that the reason for the falsification was to commit some other crime, as prosecutors say is the case here, it becomes a felony punishable by up to four years in jail...

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