Prosecutors went through Bob Costello’s emails one by one, undercutting his credibility with each painstaking moment—a fate the defense had hoped for Michael Cohen.
The first degree requires an intent to conceal the prior crime - they have to show trumps intention was to conceal the campaign finance stuff; otherwise it’s just a misdemeanor.
If Trump didn’t know the campaign finance stuff was a crime, then why would he conceal it?
Trumps lawyers are arguing, it was to spare his wife. (Something else all see as bullshit,)
“Intent to defraud” doesn’t mean you have to know it’s illegal.
The first degree requires an intent to conceal the prior crime - they have to show trumps intention was to conceal the campaign finance stuff; otherwise it’s just a misdemeanor.
If Trump didn’t know the campaign finance stuff was a crime, then why would he conceal it?
Trumps lawyers are arguing, it was to spare his wife. (Something else all see as bullshit,)