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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat will the charges be?
Hopefully they will include financial crimes and maybe witness tampering.
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What will the charges be? (Original Post)
edhopper
Mar 2023
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hookaleft
(936 posts)1. IANAL but
I am hoping for campaign finance and tax fraud charges
edhopper
(33,543 posts)3. Either you are not a lawyer
Or you do it nasty.
Took me a minute. Just got it.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)2. Wire fraud & tax evasion.
Just guessing here.
MiniMe
(21,714 posts)7. That's what they got Al Capone on
Well, tax evasion, not sure about wire fraud
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)8. Taxes.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)10. My vote is tax fraud as well.
Its so easy to prove.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)11. Wire fraud big time!
onenote
(42,660 posts)5. Falsifying business records
which by itself is a just a misdemeanor, so the speculation is that Bragg will attempt to elevate it to a felony by showing that Trump's intent to defraud included an intent to commit or conceal a second crime, possibly campaign finance related. Not tax. Not witness tampering.
tinrobot
(10,890 posts)9. Probably more than just the Stormy Daniels stuff
I'm thinking this might be the criminal component of Tish James' civil suit.