
Untested Theories
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Paying Hush Money to a Porn Star to Conceale the Affair
A grand jury was recently paneled in the beginning of witness testimony presents a clear signal that the district attorney Alvin L. Bragg is nearing a decision about whether to charge Mr. Trump. In part, because a case could hinge on showing that Mr. Trump and his company falsified records. A low level felony charge would be based on a largely untested legal theory. There's also the matter that the case would also rely on the testimony of Michael D. Cohen, Mr. Trump's former fixer who made the payment and who himself pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the hush money in 2018.
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