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Thursday, March 09, 2023 9:06:08 PM
LOL it's a sad, sordid soapy! How many times have we read Trump might be indicted. And since Bragg decided the case of Donald juggling his property evaluations depending on whether he wanted to get loans or lower his tax bills:
James has been undertaking a long-running investigation into whether Trump fraudulently inflated
or undervalued the value of his assets to get benefits such as better bank loans and reduced tax bills.
https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-inflated-net-worth-billion-properties-letitia-james-1745218
wasn't strong enough what's the odds of him going ahead with this 'highly complex, risky' case. From yours:
"In the federal case against Mr. Cohen, prosecutors said that Mr. Trump’s company “falsely accounted” for the monthly payments as legal expenses and that company records cited a retainer agreement with Mr. Cohen. Although Mr. Cohen was a lawyer, and became Mr. Trump’s personal attorney after he took office, there was no such retainer agreement and the reimbursement was unrelated to any legal services Mr. Cohen performed.
In New York, falsifying business records can amount to a crime, albeit a misdemeanor. To elevate the crime to a felony charge, Mr. Bragg’s prosecutors must show that Mr. Trump’s “intent to defraud” included an intent to commit or conceal a second crime.
Alvin L. Bragg, who was criticized for calling off an earlier grand jury presentation, would be the first American prosecutor to indict a former
president. Sarah Blesener for The New York Times
In this case, that second crime could be a violation of New York State election law. While hush money is not inherently illegal, the prosecutors could argue that the $130,000 payout effectively became an improper donation to Mr. Trump’s campaign, under the theory that because the money silenced Ms. Daniels, it benefited his candidacy.
Combining the criminal charge with a violation of state election law would be a novel legal theory for any criminal case, let alone one against the former president, raising the possibility that a judge or appellate court could throw it out or reduce the felony charge to a misdemeanor.
This is not the first Manhattan grand jury to hear evidence about Mr. Trump. Before leaving office at the end of 2021, Mr. Bragg’s predecessor, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., had directed prosecutors to begin presenting evidence to an earlier grand jury. That potential case focused on the former president’s business practices, in particular whether he fraudulently inflated his net worth by billions of dollars in order to secure favorable terms on loans and other benefits.
But Mr. Bragg, soon after taking office last year, grew concerned about the strength of that case and halted the presentation, prompting two senior prosecutors leading the investigation to resign.
Still, the portion of the investigation concerned with Mr. Trump’s net worth is continuing, people with knowledge of the matter said."
Your link - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/09/nyregion/trump-potential-criminal-charges-bragg.html?unlocked_article_code=wQbq7Fj6X_77AQ7i8WdgSvYg2B9NzuWsIsnSHegC-CYDh49K3Pjxd7XKH0kJWjYIZqX3KENl__yaVXGHiRzfpxSmvZykmaWVax-U2I3junUep0VZ-lRClfdRMqjy5pKZoB1I1_-rRbp2Dlqh5qjMVeD-NyIpP2ff2eL1SFs_3t9opUHXAK-JUqeU04yiuT54NKaOpJDqf1C816ebpNTB1fKfpJC9hiJzE6kfI_SCsvkMc9o7ZSfSR5MdHYGzn6mYiG2eK0QWVBBODgwZqL80AHgkYAOULLsoxCEQPfivADdgg4txHnRZMj5gzMvGJJ7m0zOm3engqnxkwLRuYBUBIh-2NMjWJabDehStEOXvUSIY&smid=url-share
Good to know at least something is still stepping on Trump's toes though.
And i always figured Al Capone might have been craftier than Trump. Maybe not.
James has been undertaking a long-running investigation into whether Trump fraudulently inflated
or undervalued the value of his assets to get benefits such as better bank loans and reduced tax bills.
https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-inflated-net-worth-billion-properties-letitia-james-1745218
wasn't strong enough what's the odds of him going ahead with this 'highly complex, risky' case. From yours:
"In the federal case against Mr. Cohen, prosecutors said that Mr. Trump’s company “falsely accounted” for the monthly payments as legal expenses and that company records cited a retainer agreement with Mr. Cohen. Although Mr. Cohen was a lawyer, and became Mr. Trump’s personal attorney after he took office, there was no such retainer agreement and the reimbursement was unrelated to any legal services Mr. Cohen performed.
In New York, falsifying business records can amount to a crime, albeit a misdemeanor. To elevate the crime to a felony charge, Mr. Bragg’s prosecutors must show that Mr. Trump’s “intent to defraud” included an intent to commit or conceal a second crime.
Alvin L. Bragg, who was criticized for calling off an earlier grand jury presentation, would be the first American prosecutor to indict a former
president. Sarah Blesener for The New York Times
In this case, that second crime could be a violation of New York State election law. While hush money is not inherently illegal, the prosecutors could argue that the $130,000 payout effectively became an improper donation to Mr. Trump’s campaign, under the theory that because the money silenced Ms. Daniels, it benefited his candidacy.
Combining the criminal charge with a violation of state election law would be a novel legal theory for any criminal case, let alone one against the former president, raising the possibility that a judge or appellate court could throw it out or reduce the felony charge to a misdemeanor.
This is not the first Manhattan grand jury to hear evidence about Mr. Trump. Before leaving office at the end of 2021, Mr. Bragg’s predecessor, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., had directed prosecutors to begin presenting evidence to an earlier grand jury. That potential case focused on the former president’s business practices, in particular whether he fraudulently inflated his net worth by billions of dollars in order to secure favorable terms on loans and other benefits.
But Mr. Bragg, soon after taking office last year, grew concerned about the strength of that case and halted the presentation, prompting two senior prosecutors leading the investigation to resign.
Still, the portion of the investigation concerned with Mr. Trump’s net worth is continuing, people with knowledge of the matter said."
Your link - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/09/nyregion/trump-potential-criminal-charges-bragg.html?unlocked_article_code=wQbq7Fj6X_77AQ7i8WdgSvYg2B9NzuWsIsnSHegC-CYDh49K3Pjxd7XKH0kJWjYIZqX3KENl__yaVXGHiRzfpxSmvZykmaWVax-U2I3junUep0VZ-lRClfdRMqjy5pKZoB1I1_-rRbp2Dlqh5qjMVeD-NyIpP2ff2eL1SFs_3t9opUHXAK-JUqeU04yiuT54NKaOpJDqf1C816ebpNTB1fKfpJC9hiJzE6kfI_SCsvkMc9o7ZSfSR5MdHYGzn6mYiG2eK0QWVBBODgwZqL80AHgkYAOULLsoxCEQPfivADdgg4txHnRZMj5gzMvGJJ7m0zOm3engqnxkwLRuYBUBIh-2NMjWJabDehStEOXvUSIY&smid=url-share
Good to know at least something is still stepping on Trump's toes though.
And i always figured Al Capone might have been craftier than Trump. Maybe not.
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