The underlying crime.

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violated campaign finance laws.

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Did they bother to disclose exactly what campaign finance laws?

The FEC didn't see a problem nor did federal prosecutors, but Alvin Bragg conjured up a phantom to hang his show trial on to get Trump.

Those who have violated Trump's constitution and civil rights under the color of law should go to jail.

Mean tweets

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The jury gets to pick one of three....

1. Violation of fed campaign finance laws
2. Violation of ny state election laws
3. Fed tax code Violation

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I don't mean to belabor the point, but did the prosecutors specify which of the fed campaign laws or NY election laws or fed tax code is the underlying crime?

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I don't mean to belabor the point, but did the prosecutors specify which of the fed campaign laws or NY election laws or fed tax code is the underlying crime?

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nope. He was not charged with any of those.

The instructions to the jury stated as long as they believed at least one of those 3 are what he was trying to hide then the other 34 charges are true and felonies

What they are saying is that he successfully hid them so they can't find the evidence so use that evidence to convict him

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1. Violation of fed campaign finance laws 2. Violation of ny state election laws 3. Fed tax code Violation

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NY can't try someone for fed campaign laws and fed tax code.

Only violation of ny election laws.

Explain please how a jury or a prosecutor gets to suggest Trump violated fed tax laws?

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In this case, since he was running for president it would be a federal offense, right?

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You'd think, but then again it seems as though there doesn't have to be a specific law he's accused of violating because he's Trump. And like the other poster pointed out, the evidence that he covered up the commission of some unspecified crime is that they can't find any evidence he did anything wrong.

What a f'n legal shitshow.

Don't know if she's correct, but Megan Kelly on her podcast that it's NY law Section 17-152,

eta: any two or more persons who conspire to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means



eta2: (sorry, rough day) YouTube

Hence, why Merchan barred the defense's federal election law expert

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So today we finally learned what the supposed "underlying crime" was, and it is that Trump violated campaign finance laws.

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I told y'all that weeks ago.

I also told y'all why it was bullshite.

The legal standard for something being a campaign expense is that the expense couldn't benefit the campaigner in any way other than to help the campaign.

This never should have made it past pre-trial hearings, because the obvious rebuttal in this case is, "I just didn't want my wife to find out."

That's it. The case should have been dismissed right there. There's a clear reason other than benefitting the campaign that the money was spent, and no one can prove otherwise because it's a subjective reason (yet a real and frankly obvious one).

That standard exists for campaign finance expenses to keep people from running all sorts of personal expenses through the campaign, but in this case the knife (should have) cut the other way and exonerated Trump. Quickly.

Again, this never should have moved past pre-trial hearings.