Turley is a Constitutional law professor who's never been near a courtroom in his entire life. He loves to hear himself talk on TV and he'll say anything you pay him to say. Why would Weisselberg falsify Trump's books and records? He's not getting anything out of it. Weisselberg wouldn't blow his nose without Trump's permission.
There are multiple underlying crimes. Pick one. The Jury doesn't have to agree unanimously on which one is the underlying crime:
- Trump conspired with Pecker and Cohen to hide negative stories about him and promote lies about his opponents. That's one crime - conspiracy to defraud the voters.
- Pecker paid off Karen McDougall and the Doorman - campaign finance violations;
- Cohen paid off Daniels - more campaign finance violations, more campaign fraud.
- Trump declared the payments to Cohen "legal fees" - tax evasion.
What part of YOU ELECTED A CRIMINAL CONMAN, do you not understand?