“Pursuing an approach based upon state tax violations is wise and well grounded.” Last month, former President Donald Trump was arraigned in New York on an indictment for 34 felony false books and records charges. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s suggestion at the time that tax violations may serve as a felony ‘bump up” came […]
Jordan’s incursion into the functioning of the Manhattan DA’s office is “egregious and unconstitutional overreach.” Twenty-one individuals, including four Republican former Members of Congress; Cyrus Vance Jr., the former Manhattan District Attorney; and former prosecutors, government attorneys, and other legal experts today filed an amicus brief supporting Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Jr.’s motion for injunctive relief to […]
The Indictment The full 34-count felony indictment: The People of the State of New York against Donald J. Trump The Statement of Facts, prepared by the Manhattan DA’s office The Indictment, Annotated By The New York Times Research & Analysis Hush Money And High Stakes: 11 Key Facts On Trump’s Legal […]
As the Manhattan District Attorney’s office has pointed out, the 34-count indictment of former President Donald Trump that was made public yesterday wasn’t just that Trump illegally directed hush money payments “but that the timing of them probably changed the course of his campaign and paved the way for Trump to interfere with election results […]
With the release of the indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg yesterday, “we can now say that there’s nothing novel or weak about this case,” Karen Friedman Agnifilo, a former Manhattan chief assistant district attorney, and Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.) write in The New York Times. “The charge of creating false financial […]
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on 34 felony counts by the Manhattan District Attorney. The former President has pleaded not guilty. Former President Trump has been charged with falsifying business records in the first degree, in violation of New York State law, after allegedly illegally doctoring his official accounting books and records to conceal […]
y “The Manhattan DA’s case rests on firm legal footing.” An important question being raised regarding the indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney is whether maintaining false business records to conceal hush money payments in a political campaign meets the “intent to defraud” element of New York’s Falsifying Business Records statute. […]
The indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney for conduct involving the alleged concealment of hush money payments to benefit a presidential campaign raises the question whether his case is being treated like other cases. New research by Just Security finds that third-party payments covertly made to benefit a candidate are routinely and successfully […]
y Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer y “Trump, House MAGA Republicans, and other Trump supporters must not be allowed to interfere with the prosecution of the case with improper demands, intimidation, and efforts to minimize the seriousness of the case.” y As reported last night, a Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict […]
Washington, DC — Earlier today, Democracy 21 hosted a press call with top legal experts to discuss Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s indictment of former President Donald Trump on charges of illegally concealing hush-money payments by doctoring his corporate accounting books to keep this vital information from voters during the closing days of the 2016 election. Here’s […]
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