Trump indictment 101
Donald J Trump has been indicted on 30 counts including campaign finance fraud, tax evasion and falsifying business records. The latter is a Class E felony, and could come with a prison sentence of up to four years
A grand jury decided on the indictments, the government of the State of New York had to make their case
In 2018 Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer went to jail.
Michael Cohen was told by his boss Donald J Trump to pay ‘hush money’ to adult film actress Stormy Daniels (stage name)
Michael Cohen was then ‘reimbursed’ for this fee with personal checks from (and signed by) Donald J Trump.
The Trump Organization committed tax evasion and campaign finance fraud by claiming that these payments to Cohen were on behalf of the Trump Presidential campaign.
Ms Daniels payment and Cohen’s fees amounted to almost half a million dollars.
Of all the criminal cases in Donald J Trump’s life this is one of them that has been easiest to prove, and certainly because someone else went to jail for it.
The only question was, would the NY DA be brave and strong enough to make someone stand trial for their crimes, no matter how wealthy and powerful.
Trump will be taken to jail, and booked, and then set out on bail.
Then he will face charges in a court of law before a jury, just like anyone else
