Prosecuting Trump for Stormy Daniels money would include hurdles, experts say

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into Donald Trump’s payment to an alleged mistress in 2016 appears to be wrapping up, but legal experts say it remains unclear what a criminal case against the former president would look like.

, a former Trump confidant. Cohen paid $130,000 to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016 with the goal of keeping her from publicly claiming she had an affair with Trump years earlier. Trump denies the affair and maintains that Daniels was an opportunist shaking him down because of his stature and his vulnerability as a presidential candidate.whether Trump broke campaign finance laws by using what appeared to be routine legal fees to reimburse Cohen the money he paid to Daniels.

plans to build a Trump property in Russia. Trump’s defense lawyers would be likely to use those facts to undermine Cohen’s credibility before a jury. “Alvin Bragg, through his actions, is clearly signaling that he’s at the one-yard line to indict Trump,” said Karen Friedman-Agnifilo, who served as chief assistant district attorney under Bragg’s predecessor, Cyrus R. Vance Jr. .investigation of Trump began in 2019, when Vance was the district attorney.

 

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This is what happens when you Bragg on trump

Ask Pence what this is.

Ooooh

gtconway3d Looking forward to it becoming clear.

No doubt the FBI and the CIA already investigated this, now New Your think they found a loophole. Trump have to be squeaky clean as much as he be investigated. The million of dollars spent on Mueller’s investigation by 100% democrat layers, cleared.

Lol what legal experts 😂😂

It remains unclear because there probably isn’t a criminal case. But they’ve happily persued it to keep negativity about Trump in the news. The Dems are so desperate to get rid of Trump that if there was any ‘there’ there, it would’ve been leaked a long time ago and he’d be toast

Zzzzzzzzzz

RussianCollusionHoax/Coup continues

If Cohen went to jail Trump should. Very simple

This is such a joke. Who are the powers behind the reluctance to federally charge Trump with sedition to incite violent insurrection, and obstruction of justice?

Finishing an investigation does not necessarily mean there will be charges

gtconway3d I'd like to hear what George thinks about his chances of ever seeing jail time. I'm doubtful that he'll be jailed on this offense. I'd be surprised if he got more than fines (a slap on the wrist.)

gtconway3d Why wouldn't the criminal case look like the one for Michael Cohen?

Would anyone trust anything coming from him? The guy who releases murderers.

'Alleged'

gtconway3d Should be a fine nothing more.

All the legal experts know that our justice system has too many holes for the rich and well-connected to slip through while it only catches the little people and the lone wolves. So, it becomes more of an academic game of guessing which hole he is going to slip through... 🤷‍♀️

Here we go with muddy the waters media with their reference of legal expert instead of legal ass-wipes, because all the so-called experts are gonna throw a bunch of nonsense in favour of Trump.

The hurdles would be like IT’s NOT ILLEGAL to pay someone to not talk about a consensual relationship.

It should look like the same as prosecuting anyone else. 🙄

DAs who are elected can have different agendas than those who are appointed. Just sayin

gtconway3d It seems pretty clear to me. Simple, basic felony charge that can be easily proven and results in 2 to 4 years of prison time.

It would look like a 💩show…we already know he is trying to push a misdemeanor into a felony charge..so let’s see if the DA has the Brass Balls to do it

gtconway3d It’d be a far stronger case than the GOP prosecutor tried to pin on Johnny Edwards in 2011.

gtconway3d Whatever .

It’s not alleged.

HonorMatters2 CRIME. PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD

gtconway3d Bragg is such a disappointment

gtconway3d Cohen went to jail for it though

Biden has been in power for 2 years and 3 months why the Trump is not being prosecuted? Because there was nothing

🤔

Bragg can get bent! Focus on the criminals getting out the day after a serious crime being committed. Who cares about Trumps BS. It will never go anywhere. Your city is falling apart bc of Bragg…figure it out!

He spends millions on this while crime flourishes. NYC has never been this nuts.

I’m pretty sure they’ve already built the case against Unindicted Co-conspirator 1, and they would have a cooperating witness. What’s the problem?

Kind of like his tax return. Yawn.

Soros AG

Here is what it will look like:

Because there is no criminal charge that can be levied. It is NOT illegal to pay off a mistress. Never has been. Never will be.

In what world is paying someone their extortion demand a crime for you and not them? Clown World.

Division always describes our media. Gets y'all to read and comment and hate on others. We should concentrate on bettering ourselves and our country, not giving any media better ratings

It would look like weaponization of government

It looks like persecution.

Please leave this man alone and address the fallout of our banks. We have so much more to be concerned about. Maybe Great Depression?

It would probably look like a group of smartly dressed lawyers talking a lot before a judge in a court room, but that’s just my guess and I am no expert.

It looks like desperation.

Wouldn't it look pretty much like the one his co-conspirator was convicted in?

Start with Trump in cuffs

It will look like made up gobbledygook. Very much like a lot of the political prosecutions of Republicans.

🥱 You bore me with the Trump hoax’s.. 7 years these clowns been going after Trump.. Its tough being the greatest President of all time

It’s politically motivated and it’s disgusting. They already tried this with Michael Cohen and got nowhere.

It’s not criminal! But haters hate!

Trump defrauded his voters by using campaign funds to pay hush money to women to suppress information HE thought would prevent him from being elected.

What is clear is that Trump is being targeted.

The man is guilty of sedition and we are going to charge him for paying hush money to a porn star?

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