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Unpacking The Trump NY 2016 Election Interference Case: Resources, News, & Analysis

The Indictment   The full 34-count felony indictment: The People of the State of New York against Donald J. Trump   The Statement of Facts, prepared by the Manhattan DA’s office   The Indictment, Annotated By The New York Times   Research & Analysis Hush Money And High Stakes: 11 Key Facts On Trump’s Legal […]

The Guardian: Trump’s Indictment Is About More Than Hush Money – It’s A Question Of Democracy

As the Manhattan District Attorney’s office has pointed out, the 34-count indictment of former President Donald Trump that was made public yesterday wasn’t just that Trump illegally directed hush money payments “but that the timing of them probably changed the course of his campaign and paved the way for Trump to interfere with election results […]

Agnifilo/Eisen In The New York Times: “We Finally Know The Case Against Trump, And It Is Strong”

With the release of the indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg yesterday, “we can now say that there’s nothing novel or weak about this case,” Karen Friedman Agnifilo, a former Manhattan chief assistant district attorney, and Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.) write in The New York Times. “The charge of creating false financial […]

UPDATED: 11 Key Facts On Trump’s Legal Battle In Manhattan

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on 34 felony counts by the Manhattan District Attorney. The former President has pleaded not guilty. Former President Trump has been charged with falsifying business records in the first degree, in violation of New York State law, after allegedly illegally doctoring his official accounting books and records to conceal […]

Legal Experts Unpack NY’s “Intent To Defraud” Requirement And Explain How It Applies To Trump Case

y “The Manhattan DA’s case rests on firm legal footing.” An important question being raised regarding the indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney is whether maintaining false business records to conceal hush money payments in a political campaign meets the “intent to defraud” element of New York’s Falsifying Business Records statute. […]

Just Security: Survey Of Past Criminal Prosecutions For Covert Payments To Benefit A Political Campaign

The indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney for conduct involving the alleged concealment of hush money payments to benefit a presidential campaign raises the question whether his case is being treated like other cases. New research by Just Security finds that third-party payments covertly made to benefit a candidate are routinely and successfully […]

D21 On The Indictment Of Former President Donald Trump By Manhattan DA

y Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer y “Trump, House MAGA Republicans, and other Trump supporters must not be allowed to interfere with the prosecution of the case with improper demands, intimidation, and efforts to minimize the seriousness of the case.” y As reported last night, a Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict […]

Legal Experts Eisen, Vance, Weissmann React To Trump Indictment During Press Call

Washington, DC — Earlier today, Democracy 21 hosted a press call with top legal experts to discuss Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s indictment of former President Donald Trump on charges of illegally concealing hush-money payments by doctoring his corporate accounting books to keep this vital information from voters during the closing days of the 2016 election. Here’s […]

10 Key Facts On Trump’s Legal Battle In Manhattan

Former President Donald Trump has reportedly been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney for violating New York’s law after allegedly illegally doctoring his official accounting books and records to conceal hush money payments to an adult entertainer with whom he had an extramarital affair. In New York, falsifying business records is a crime. When it’s being done […]

Why Political Money Corruption Thrives In Washington & How To Fix It

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 30, 2023 Presidential and congressional candidates from both parties, a feckless Federal Election Commission (FEC), and a Supreme Court majority extremely hostile to campaign finance laws have combined to eviscerate federal contribution limits – a key to restricting political money corruption in Washington. The result: a campaign finance system […]