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“America’s Got Trump”: Get Ready for a Truly Made-for-TV Prosecution

JonathanTurley

The only way to convert it into a Class E felony requires a showing that the “intent to defraud includes an intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission thereof.” Even if he shows this is a viable felony charge, the longer five-year limitation could be hard to establish.

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The Closing: Trump’s Final Argument Must Be Clarity to Chaos in Merchan’s Courtroom

JonathanTurley

It was then zapped back into life in the form of roughly three dozen felonies by claiming that bookkeeping violations — allegedly hiding payments to Stormy Daniels to ensure her silence about a supposed affair with Trump — were committed to hide another crime. This is where the defense needs to bring greater clarity to its own narrative.

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Why Has Trump Not Been Charged With Criminal Incitement?

JonathanTurley

Others claimed Trump committed “felony bribery” by fundraising for Republican senators when he was about to be impeached. There is no crime of incitement for legal analysts who exaggerate or oversimplify criminal provisions; the public can be whipped into a frenzy with claims of easy prosecutions or slam-dunk charges.

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