Opinion by Jennifer Rubin: By GOP reactions, you’d think the Manhattan district attorney never filed charges that exceeded the minimum standards for specificity in a criminal complaint. But Alvin Bragg (D) put together a solid business records fraud case.
) as the “second crime” makes sense: Each alleged disguised payment served to cover up a previous alleged falsified business record. Every check Trump signed allegedly was made in furtherance of an alleged scheme to disguise the preceding payments.allegedly were falsely characterized as a retainer/payment for services when he was allegedly merely a conduit for payments to Daniels.
That purposely encompasses what lawyers call “inchoate” crimes. The law would plainly be satisfied by the inclusion of money intended to commit or conceal another crime — namely, a false tax filing — whether or not that crime occurred. Ryan Goodman, a New York University law professor and Just Security’s co-founder, told me, “It goes to show how much some of the early criticisms of the DA following the indictment were overwrought and unfounded.” He continued, “As a defendant, Trump always had the right to ask for a bill of particulars, and Bragg responded expeditiously in outlining the specific crimes for Trump to prepare a defense.”at the very least.
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