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What is the New York election law at the center of Trump's hush money trial?
Prosecutors allege Trump falsified records to hide a violation of Election Law Section 17-152 – which prohibits groups from using unlawful means to influence an election.
abcnews.go.com
“Merchan told jurors that the prosecutors only need to prove that Trump had the intent to commit or conceal another crime, rather than prove the other crime was committed or aided.
Prosecutors allege that
Trump falsified the records to hide a violation of New York Election Law Section 17-152 – a rarely used law that prohibits groups from using unlawful means to influence an election.
"Under our law, a person is guilty of such a conspiracy when, with intent that conduct be performed that would promote or prevent the election of a person to public office by unlawful means, he or she agrees with one or more persons to engage in or cause the performance of such conduct," he said.
Prosecutors offered three theories about the unlawful means -- a tax crime, falsification of bank records or
campaign finance violations. According to Merchan, the jury does not need to agree which of the three unlawful means was employed to convict the former president.
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Although you must conclude unanimously that the defendant conspired to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means, you need not be unanimous as to what those unlawful means were," Merchan told jurors.“
www.nysenate.gov
SECTION 17-152
Conspiracy to promote or prevent election
Election (ELN) CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE 17, TITLE 1
§ 17-152. Conspiracy to promote or prevent election. Any two or more
persons who conspire to promote or prevent the election of any person to
a public office by unlawful means and which conspiracy is acted upon by
one or more of the parties thereto, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.