Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges, which many have said constitute a political prosecution.
Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges, which many have said constitute a political prosecution.
Bragg charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsification of business records in the first degree. The first count reads that Trump, "on or about February 14, 2017, with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, made and caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise, to wit, an invoice from Michael Cohen dated February 14, 2017."
This was during Trump's term as president, which began in January of that year.
This receipt is marked as "a record of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, and kept and maintained by the Trump Organization."
The remainder of the counts also regard the multiple and detailed records kept with regard to payments made to then Trump attorney Michael Cohen. The counts concern each time the payment was referenced in records, from the invoice to the receipt to the check number. Each count concerns the recording of financial transactions, whether invoices received, payments made, or receipts received for that payment.
The way that Bragg escalated each of these counts to a felony is by saying, in indictment, that Trump intended to partake of further crimes, claiming that the defendant "with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof," falsely recorded payments to his attorney.
The indictment shows that the Trump Organization kept clean records about invoices, payments, and receipts pertaining to Cohen's office.
While the indictment details the charges of "falsifying business records in the first degree," it does not indicate what crime Bragg thinks Trump or his company attempted to engage in following the initial alleged crime.
The full indictment can be read here:
Donald J. Trump Indictment by Libby Emmons on Scribd
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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