Alvin Bragg Says Trump Tried To Conceal 'Another Crime.' What Crime?
The leading possibilities are all problematic in one way or another.
The leading possibilities are all problematic in one way or another.
The essence of the case, the Manhattan D.A. says, is that Trump "corrupt[ed] a presidential election" by concealing embarrassing information.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg reportedly intends to prosecute Trump for falsifying business records.
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"I can only warn you that the people who follow Trump as I did, blindly, are going to suffer the same consequences that I did."
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If Trump did not recognize hush payments to his (alleged) former mistresses as illegal campaign contributions, he is not criminally culpable.
Manafort, meanwhile, tried to conceal that he was still talking to Trump administration officials after he was indicted.
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Given the president's confusion about campaign finance law, how could he have "knowingly and willfully" violated it?
The same civil liberties that protect accused communists or street criminals may also protect the president or his lawyer. They protect us all.
Donald Trump will serve the remainder of his presidency under the specter of prison.
Liberal critics want the Senate to hit the pause button. Will it?
It's no surprise that the president's has shady associates. It's still damning.