packofwolves said:SmaptyWolf said:caryking said:Again I ask…packgrad said:Former U.S. Attorney Guy Lewis: It doesn't matter whether you love or hate Donald Trump, what happened today was offensive to the Constitution. pic.twitter.com/peBr2SNbLA
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) May 30, 2024
What was Trump convicted for today?
He was found unanimously guilty (by a jury that Trump lawyers helped pick) of 34 felonies for illegally falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to an adult film star in an effort to prevent voters in the 2016 election from learning of an alleged sexual encounter.
I'm sure if Hunter Biden or Hillary had done this and produced reams of evidence you'd have totally let it go.
Falsifying the classification of the business records are misdemeanors that had expired. Explain the bootstrap felony, which NY law was broken for a federal election resulting in a felony upgrade.
The DOJ and FEC both declined to pursue charges.
Sure, I'll read the jury instructions for you:
https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/press/PDFs/People%20v.%20DJT%20Jury%20Instructions%20and%20Charges%20FINAL%205-23-24.pdf
Quote:
The People allege that the other crime the defendant intended to commit, aid, or conceal is a violation of New York Election Law section 17-152.
Section 17-152 of the New York Election Law provides that any two or more persons who conspire to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means and which conspiracy is acted upon by one or more of the parties thereto, shall be guilty of conspiracy to promote or prevent an election.
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Although you must conclude unanimously that the defendant conspired to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means, you need not be unanimous as to what those unlawful means were.
In determining whether the defendant conspired to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means, you may consider the following:
- (1) violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act otherwise known as FECA;
- (2) the falsification of other business records; or
- (3) violation of tax laws.
The jury was given evidence for each of the 3 unlawful means for violating the NY Election Law section 17-152. Trump didn't just break that law, he managed a hat trick of unlawful means to do it. Each juror only had to buy one of the unlawful means to convict, didn't matter which one.