The Risky Fight Against Trump's Charges: Experts Explain.

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The Risky Fight Against Trump's Charges: Experts Explain.
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Manhattan prosecutors' case against former President Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying business records to disguise hush money payments related to the 2016 campaign presents novel legal questions that make the prosecution risky, but not impossible, legal experts say. Trump has been charged with 34 counts of falsification of business records, which on its face is a fairly clear-cut allegation. But Bragg has brought the charges as felonies, which will require his team to show that the records were falsified with the intent to conceal or further another crime, yet Tuesday’s court papers provided only a little clarity on how Bragg intends to establish an underlying crime.

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