Matt BlazeAs a nonexpert in NY criminal procedure, I was curious about why any of Trump's falsified-business-records-porn-star-hush-money charges wouldn't be outside NY's 5 year (for the felony) and 2 year (for the misdemeanor) statue of limitations. The offenses allegedly occurred in 2017. But NY stops the clock for periods where the defendant is continuously out of state. Had he moved back to NYC instead of FL after leaving the WH, he might have beaten the misdemeanor rap.
Note that paying hush money to a porn star does not, as far as I can tell, in and of itself violate NY law. But falsifying records to cover up the fact that you're paying hush money to a porn star does.
(I just like writing "paying hush money to a porn star" in relation to Trump. It makes me smile).
Try it yourself. Say "Donald Trump is likely to be indicted for falsifying records to cover up paying hush money to a porn star." You can't help but smile.
It feels like the crime Trump was born to commit.
Crispy Gnome Chomsky@mattblaze Yet it's somehow just about the most victimless and technical of the crimes of which he has been credibly accused, which include literal rape. Shit like that changes an individual's life, and he skates away.
Fran Leibowitz famously said of DJT "everything that can be wrong with a human being is wrong with that man." A corrollary: it's kind of hard to find any part of the criminal code that he hasn't smeared his feces on.
But I'm gonna work on smiling more this week. Thanks.
Charles J Gervasi ⚡🛡️🥥@rose @mattblaze I agree. These feels like a technicality compared to things he did openly.