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For Trump, it wasn't the matter of paying hush money. His conviction was all about falsifying business records to cover it up as a legitimate business expense (which was fraud on multiple levels).
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LTC David Brown
There also needed to be a predicate crime Trump was covering up to elevate it from misdemeanors to felonies. What crime was it, one two three go…..
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LTC Kevin B.
LTC David Brown - The falsification of business records was done to cover up violations of state and federal election laws.
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LTC Kevin B.
LTC David Brown - That's an immaterial issue. This wasn't a double trial; there was no requirement to prove that underlying crime. The prosecutors proved what they were required to prove (falsification of business records).
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