So you are going to be OK with Trump getting charged?
If he is stupid enough to commit a crime heck yeah
He already has. If they find out someone threatened Stormy Daniels on his behalf and he knew about it, he can be charged with accessory.
You are wrong.
Merely knowing someone threatened Stormy Daniels on his behalf does not make Trump an accessory. Your problem is that you offer a legal opinion on a subject which you know nothing about. Here is a definition of the crime of accessory:
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In Criminal Law,
contributing to or aiding in the commission of a crime. One who, without being present at the commission of an offense, becomes guilty of such offense, not as a chief actor, but as a participant, as by command, advice, instigation, or concealment; either before or after the fact or commission.
"One who aids, abets, commands, or counsels another in the commission of a crime.
“In common law, an accessory could not be found guilty unless the actual perpetrator was convicted. In most U.S. jurisdictions today, however, an accessory can be convicted even if the principal actor is not arrested or is acquitted. The prosecution must establish that the accessory in some way instigated, furthered, or concealed the crime. Typically, punishment for a convicted accessory is not as severe as that for the perpetrator.”
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CONCLUSION: To be charged with being an accessory, there must be proof the accused was somehow involved in the commission of the crime. Since there is no evidence that Trump was involved in the threat in any way he could not be charged with being an accessory.
I have a doctorate in law and I am amused at how often so many posters make comments about the law that are patently false.
...and if Cohen, Trump's lawyer did threaten her in order to get her to sign the NDA, which we know he used the Trump Org email in order to do it... and Trump knew about it and approved of it, he IS an accessory to the crime. Especially given Cohen IS working on behalf of Trump and has already been quoted as saying he carries a gun and will do ANYTHING to protect Trump.
Let me add something as well... for someone that has a Doctorate in law, you should know better than to make statements like:
"Since there is no evidence that Trump was involved in the threat in any way he could not be charged with being an accessory."
You have no idea what evidence there is yet.
You refuse to acknowledge that your previous definition of “accessory” was wrong.
Now you take issue with my statement: "Since there is no evidence that Trump was involved in the threat in any way he could not be charged with being an accessory."
You claim I “have no idea what evidence there is yet.” Well my uninformed antagonist, yes I do. Evidence is something that is known, not something that may be out there waiting to be discovered. When you present your evidence in court you must show something factual, something that exists which tends to prove your point. There is nothing that is presently known about Trump being involved in the threat to Stormy Daniels, hence no evidence. That may change of course IF something is discovered down the road that links him to the threat; however, presently, “Since there is (present tense) no evidence that Trump was involved in the threat in any way he could not be charged with being an accessory.”
There is one thing I know and so does everyone else who has a clue as to what is going on in the real world: if there were evidence of Trump being involved in a threat to Stormy Daniels it would be all over the news. Every little negative thing about Trump is blasted all over the MSM, whether it's true or not, and you can be certain that anything to do with Trump's actual – as opposed to theoretical - involvement in the threat would be making headlines. You do read the news, don't you? You do remember “Russia, Russia, Russia, Russia” don't you?
You have the last word. I've wasted enough time on you and I have better things to do.