these are a joke as well deliberately enumerated to sound more more egregious to an ignorant general public, thus the constrain refrain of "34 time felon" which has a much better ring to it than simply felon, no?
In case anyone isnt aware, the 34 "felonies" are the following:
* Cohen sent 11 invoices to the Trump org..BAM! there's 11 felonies
* The Trump orgs accounting staff opened the mail and entered these invoices into the company accounting system through 12 separate entries...BAM! There's another 12 felonies
* The Trump orgs accounting staff paid each of the 11 invoices..BAM! 11 more felonies
11+12+11= 34
Not exactly what comes to mind when I think of a felony.
To me, this would be like someone getting caught for stealing a bag of Hershey kisses and instead of getting charged for stealing a bag of chocolate, the DA opens the bag, counts out 112 chocolates and charges the perp with 112 counts of theft
nonsense, at least in my example a crime was committed, I still don't understand what crime was committed in Trumps case
There was no crime, but the prosecutors convinced a judge and jury that what Trump did was a crime. There is a reason they brought these cases against Trump in NYC and DC. They knew they would get juries to do exactly what they wanted then to do, which was to convict Trump where there was no crime.
As I stated earlier, nothing about this case involves criminal activity. Michael Cohen negotiated an NDA with Stormy Daniels. Who negotiates legal agreements on behalf of a client? An attorney. So it is reasonable to assume Cohen was acting as Trump's attorney during these negotiations.
Cohen sent Trump invoices for his services including the money he paid to Stormy Daniels. The Trump organization paid them in installments and categorized the payments in their accounting system as legal fees. How is this a crime if you are paying an attorney for his services? It's not and it never was. But if you claim Trump was actually trying to hide another crime, without naming the crime then you can make the argument it was fraud. This is what Bragg did and he got a jury to go along with him.
The judge should have dismissed this case on several grounds. It is a ridiculous accusation. How can a prosecutor accuse a defendant of a crime but not identify the crime he committed? How does a defendant defend himself in court without knowing the charges against him. The constitution is supposed to prevent prosecutions like this.
Trump was deprived of his right to due process. He was deprived of his right to know what charges were brought against him. He was deprived of his right to a proper defense because the judge would not allow an FEC chairman to testify why Trump's actions did not constitution federal election crimes.
I am certain this felony will be reversed on appeal. Maybe not in NY but at the Supreme Court. In the meantime, every person doing business in NY should beware. There is no system of justice there. If they want to get you they will do it and the courts will allow it. Get out of NY while you have a chance.
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