Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Opinion: Trump trial isn’t a hush money case, but an election interference one | CNN

Paying hush money by itself is not a crime. The crime alleged in this case is felony document falsification, as the judge detailed. That requires intent to conceal, aid or commit another crime. Here, the prosecution alleges that the intent was to violate federal campaign finance laws and also the state statute prohibiting the "unlawful influence" of an election — i.e., election interference...


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