The charges against former President Donald Trump in the New York hush-money case are rarely filed in other circumstances, according to the New York Times.
According to the NYT, there have been only two other felony cases in Manhattan in the past decade in which defendants were charged with falsifying business records without involving another crime. report Tuesday.Mr Trump is was indicted The lawsuit was filed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on the 34th in April of last year. count A business record falsification case stemming from allegations of hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Although falsifying business records is normally a misdemeanor, Bragg was able to charge him with a felony even though he had been charged with another crime, using the argument that the falsification was done to conceal another crime, the NYT reported. Ta. According to the NYT, most felonies filed for falsifying business records involve other crimes. (Related: Trump sues judge overseeing hush money case in hopes of delaying trial: report)
New York Times: “It’s a hush-money case. Some legal experts initially called the bill questionable, largely because Mr. Bragg failed to identify the underlying crime that President Trump was attempting to commit. I was thinking: The crime of falsifying business records is nominally a misdemeanor, but in Manhattan…
— Byron York (@ByronYork) April 9, 2024
of trial That’s because Trump’s case is currently scheduled to begin on April 15th.
President Trump on Monday appealed to Judge Juan Machan, who is overseeing the case, to lift the gag order and change the venue. according to Go to CBS News. Marchan issued a gag order against Trump in March, but expanded it after Trump criticized his daughter on social media for her work at political consulting firm Authentic Campaigns. did.
Separately, Trump has asked Marchand to recuse himself from the lawsuit. Mr. Bragg said in Monday’s filing that Mr. Trump’s motion is “nothing more than the latest effort to delay a future trial.”
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