Teri KanefieldApr 28, 2024

Okay, I finished this week's blog post.

This took me a long time.

About 3 hours ago, I was sure it made sense. Then I kept working. I hope it still makes sense LOL.

https://terikanefield.com/wheres-the-beef-trumps-manhattan-criminal-case-and-some-mind-bending-legal-puzzles/

I discuss the criminal liability for behaving like a gold-plated bucket of slime and offer a few mind-bending legal puzzles.

It's super fun, sort of.

Where's the Beef? Trump's Manhattan Criminal Case and some Mind-Bending Legal Puzzles - Teri Kanefield

Welcome to this week’s blog post, where I will (1) discuss the criminal liability for behaving like a gold-plated bucket of slime and (2) offer a few mind-bending legal puzzles. Two weeks ago, here, I laid out the facts as we know them in Trump’s Falsifying Business Records / Hush Money criminal case and offered […]

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Per Business Insider on 4/27/24, Trump: conspired to make an illegally high campaign expenditure (Federal tax law); intended to disguise repayments to Cohen that violated state tax law; conspired to falsify records at National Enquirer.

"Proof of an intent to violate any of these three laws would be sufficient to satisfy Section 17-152."

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-hush-money-case-relies-never-used-election-conspiracy-law-2024-4

#trump #hush_money #trumptrial

Trump hush-money case relies on a never-used election-conspiracy law

Prosecutors this week said their "entire case" rests on an obscure NY election-conspiracy law. Experts believe it's never before been prosecuted.

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Apr 28, 2024 at 8:25amWeb
Show threadTeri KanefieldApr 28, 2024

@dswidow

A law that was "never used" ?

Just the headline is alarming. If a law was never used, but is being used now, you have a problem.

Also "twisty" seems to mean "lots of twists and turns to get there."

There were probably crimes in there, but the prosecution has not laid out a clear theory which is why people are working so hard to find one.

Show threadOregon Animal LoverApr 28, 2024

@Teri_Kanefield

I see what you're saying; but just because a law hasn't been used doesn't mean it can't be used, yeah?

An ex-president has never before been tried for crimes, but we can still do it (one can hope!).

I was also curious as to whether you thought conspiratorially having "an intent to violate" laws was illegal. (Obviously, I'm a non-lawyer.) Thanks!