Read Trump's Indictment Here

[jknowgood]

For Alvin Bragg.
He claims Trump committed 34 violations to prevent information from reaching the public before the election....but all of the violations happened after the election....not before. How can that be? The first time was Feb. 14th 2017. That was after the 2016 election. WTF?
How can you charge anyone with a crime that didn't happen when you say it happened? Can't Alvin Bragg read a calendar?
Never mind the fact that he wouldn't tell the defendant what crime he was being charged with that was a felony. It's not even on the indictment. He reserves the right not to mention that crime.

Bragg get felonies, and turns them around to petty crimes. He should be in jail.

 

[Natural Citizen]

The one Cohen went to prison for.

I didn't see that claim in the text of the indictment.

Did you?

 

[Natural Citizen]

Bragg get felonies, and turns them around to petty crimes. He should be in jail.

Oh, this won't end well for that donut. Heh heh...

 

[g5000]

To pay off Dennis Davidson's whore, Michael Cohen had to mortgage his house because Davidson, as usual, kept failing to provide the promised money for the payoff.

As such, Cohen lied to the bank about the purpose of the loan.

Dennis Davidson eventually paid Cohen back, with an added bonus, and then falsified his business records to conceal the purpose of the refund to Cohen.

Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Eight Counts, Including Criminal Tax Evasion And Campaign Finance Violations

www.justice.gov

Robert Khuzami, Attorney for the United States, Acting Under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 515, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and James D. Robnett, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), announced today the guilty plea of MICHAEL COHEN to charges of tax evasion, making false statements to a federally-insured bank, and campaign finance violations. The plea was entered followed the filing of an eight-count criminal information, which alleged that COHEN concealed more than $4 million in personal income from the IRS, made false statements to a federally-insured financial institution in connection with a $500,000 home equity loan, and, in 2016, caused $280,000 in payments to be made to silence two women who otherwise planned to speak publicly about their alleged affairs with a presidential candidate, thereby intending to influence the 2016 presidential election. COHEN pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III.

 

[g5000]

I didn't see that claim in the text of the indictment.

Did you?

Why didn't you read it?

Cohen is referred to 11 times in the indictment.

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/editorialfiles/2023/04/04/Donald-J-Trump-Indictment.pdf

Rather than waiting for your propagandists to tell you what to parrot about it, read it for yourself.

I must warn Trump's fans that it is longer than a tweet, so it may be quite a challenge to your bumper sticker intellectual bandwidth to read all of it for yourself.

My Review Of The Actual Trump Indictment

Here's the indictment. Don't bother reading it, as it is just 34 counts repeating "FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS IN THE FIRST DEGREE," with no details.

https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf

Here is the NY penal code allegedly violated...

NYS Open Legislation | NYSenate.gov

www.nysenate.gov

§ 175.10 Falsifying business records in the first degree.

A person is guilty of falsifying business records in the first degree
when he commits the crime of falsifying business records in the second
degree, and when his intent to defraud includes an intent to commit
another crime or to aid or conceal the commission thereof.

Falsifying business records in the first degree is a class E felony.

SECTION 175.00 Definitions of terms
2. "Business record" means any writing or article, including computer
data or a computer program, kept or maintained by an enterprise for the
purpose of evidencing or reflecting its condition or activity.

Here is the statement of facts.

https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-SOF.pdf

Basically, Trump paid others to settle cases (some seemingly true, some clearly false) in order to limit damaging releases prior to the election. Then he reimbursed them.

These seem like legal services to me.

Trump paid off lots of people. He even paid off the Trump Tower doorman who made a false claim that Trump had fathered a child out of wedlock, for $30,000.

The National Enquirer wanted payment of $150,000 to NOT publish a story by a woman claiming an affair with Trump. The deal never went through.

The indictment even mentions the well-known "grab her by the [genitals]" quote, which seems to be included only to influence female members of the jury. Bragg indicates that this fact is included because Trump was concerned about bad press with females, and another female (Stormy) was ready to claim an affair with Trump.

Cohen paid off Stormy, and Trump reimbursed Cohen a total of $420,000 to make him whole (taxes, another case, $60,000 bonus). There are handwritten notes as evidence of this.

The case seems to be based primarily on the following allegations...

• The Trump Organization Controller marked the paid invoices with general ledger code “51505” for legal expenses. These invoices are business records.
• The payments were made for a legal retainer, and Bragg claims no retainer existed. Can a retainer not be agreed upon verbally? Note that it was the Trump Org controller, not Trump, who said to record the payments as "retainers" and post the payments to "legal expenses."
• The Trump Org Accounts Payable marked the checks "Retainer."
• Trump personally signed the checks, $420,000 in total to Cohen.

Much of the case is clearly based upon testimony by admitted liar Michael Cohen who admitted trying to influence the election.

Bragg says this was done in order to influence the 2016 presidential election. Oh, the irony.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Why didn't you read it?

Cohen is referred to 11 times in the indictment.

So what.

''intent to commit another crime'' is referred 34 times.

The indictment doesn't say what the other crime is in any of those 34 instances.

Do you know why? I'll tell you why.

It's because the donut is stalling, hoping he can salvage something from the other cases.

Used to be that a defendant had the right to be made aware what crimes he's being charged with so that he or she could prepare their defense.

That's how it used to work back when due process and equality in Legal justice was a thing.


This case will never see a jury...

 

[g5000]

These seem like legal services to me.

So close! You ALMOST got it right.

Cohen performed an ILLEGAL service.

That's why he went to prison.

All caught up now?

 

[g5000]

So what.

''intent to commit another crime'' is referred 34 times.

the indictment doesn't say what the other crime is in any of those 34 instances.

Do you know why?

Yes, I know why. Because everyone on the planet, excepting Trumptards, know that other crime is the one Cohen went to prison for.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Yes, I know why. Because everyone on the planet, excepting Trumptards, know that other crime is the one Cohen went to prison for.

Then why not make the defendant specifically aware in the written indictment?

Why?

I think we all know the answer...

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

Precisely. David Davidson's fixer Michael Cohen was convicted of campaign-finance violations over the Stormy Daniels payoff.

These falsified records were part of the cover up of that election violation.

The know perjurer is your star witness. You gottem this time for sure!
Hahaaahahaahaaahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahaaaaa

 

[g5000]

Then why not make the defendant specifically aware in the written indictment?

Why?

I think we all know the answer...

You think Trump doesn't know?

I know he's an idiot, but come on!

 

[g5000]

The know perjurer is your star witness. You gottem this time for sure!
Hahaaahahaahaaahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahaaaaa

He lied on behalf of his client Dennis Davidson.

And there is a paper trail to back up Davidson's crimes. And a recording.

 

[Natural Citizen]

You think Trump doesn't know?

I know he's an idiot, but come on!

That's not how due process works.

 

[BackAgain]

Or, in my case, I had no idea there was already a thread on it.

It happens.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Anyway. Good luck getting the donut's campaign promise in front of a jury.

 

[Rocko]

It's long but pretty simple. He's accused of falsifying 34 business records to cover up a crime which I believe is a violation of New York state election laws.

For which crime is he covering up?

 

[BackAgain]

So close! You ALMOST got it right.

Cohen performed an ILLEGAL service.

That's why he went to prison.

All caught up now?

Wrong. It is perfectly legal to pay a fee for an NDA.

 

[Flopper]

For Alvin Bragg.
He claims Trump committed 34 violations to prevent information from reaching the public before the election....but all of the violations happened after the election....not before. How can that be? The first time was Feb. 14th 2017. That was after the 2016 election. WTF?
How can you charge anyone with a crime that didn't happen when you say it happened? Can't Alvin Bragg read a calendar?
Never mind the fact that he wouldn't tell the defendant what crime he was being charged with that was a felony. It's not even on the indictment. He reserves the right not to mention that crime.

Trump arranged a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels that he attempted to conceal. This was before the election and is a violation of New York State election law as well as the reporting of the payoff. That is not what Trump is charged with. However that charge may be added to indictment by the time the trial starts.

After the election he falsified business records to conceal his violation of election law. That is where the falsifying of the records becomes a felony rather than a misdemeanor.

Got it?

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

So close! You ALMOST got it right.

Cohen performed an ILLEGAL service.

That's why he went to prison.

All caught up now?

LOL. Cohen's guilty plea has no bearing on charges against Trump.

Trump Org increased the reimbursement to Cohen so that Cohen could properly pay taxes on the income he received as payment for his services.

Shouldn't there be a victim here? Who is the victim of this alleged crime?

The crime is writing "retainer" on the checks? My gosh.

And the statute of limitations has expired, but for some vapid claim that these payments were used to influence the election, for which there is zero supporting evidence and since it was a federal election the Feds would have jurisdiction over that.