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Tellingly, the document itself does not even specify which crimes Trump tried to cover up.

Obviously, to do so would be to disclose that which the hush money was paid to keep hush.Īnd in order to turn these questionable financial misdemeanors into even more questionable felonies, Bragg has alleged that the reason Trump made the false entries was to cover up other crimes. It is also not uncommon to withhold why the actual hush money is paid. As I've written before, while immoral, such payments are legal and, in fact, common among high-profile people. Trump is accused of not accurately recording hush money payments on public financial documents.Ĭonsider how ridiculous that is. In essence, this is a case about book-keeping. But the document also broadens out the alleged Trump scheme to include payments to suppress the story of a former Trump Tower doorman, who was peddling an unconfirmed and likely false story of a child that Trump fathered out-of-wedlock, and another payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal to hide the tale of her alleged extra-marital affair with Trump. 34 counts laid out over 13-pages of an accompanying statement and couched in intimidating legalese.Īs expected, the central narrative focuses on the payment of hush money to a former porn in exchange for a non-disclosure agreement. At first glance, the layman may assume that it holds some evidence of wrongdoing. Read the indictment documents for yourself.

It's a tragedy.īragg labored mightily - ultimately he produced a mouse. But this indictment speaks to how laughable and blatantly political this prosecution really is. Now, of course, I'm not calling for Stormy Daniels to be prosecuted. That's what it's called when an individual threatens to release damaging information about someone else unless they're paid to keep quiet.

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The only potential criminal wrongdoing identified after months of investigation by experienced professional prosecutors appears to be extortion.īut I'm talking about extortion of Trump, not by Trump. Only it's not the supposed offense that he's prosecuting. And, believe it or not, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg found an alleged crime. Then we said that we would double what we were paying them if they could guess how it was done and they all said, 'I guess it's hanging on a string that's too small to see?' Nothing gives you greater insight into how people really view your performance than paying them.The most anticipated indictment in modern history has been released. After watching the floating bill trick we asked for their thoughts, and they all politely answered that they didn't know how it was done. So we put an ad up on Craigslist and paid 10 people to come to a rehearsal studio to show them live magic and performances of magic on video. When he was done I asked him, 'What do you think they're thinking? Do any of them not know it's just suspended from something that's too small to see?' I wasn't asking to be a dick. 10 years ago, my friend in NYC floated a dollar bill for an appreciative group of spectators. Sure, Mr K might find him juvenile, but don't let that make you miss out on the utterly brilliant posts like thisġ.