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edhopper

(37,517 posts) Mon Mar 20, 2023, 09:53 PM Mar 2023

What 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 OP

IANAL but hookaleft Mar 2023 #1

Either you are not a lawyer edhopper Mar 2023 #3

... orangecrush Mar 2023 #4

hahaha hookaleft Mar 2023 #6

Wire fraud & tax evasion. SheltieLover Mar 2023 #2

That's what they got Al Capone on MiniMe Mar 2023 #7

Taxes. SheltieLover Mar 2023 #8

My vote is tax fraud as well. roamer65 Mar 2023 #10

Wire fraud big time! SheltieLover Mar 2023 #11

Falsifying business records onenote Mar 2023 #5

Probably more than just the Stormy Daniels stuff tinrobot Mar 2023 #9

hookaleft

(1,094 posts)

1. IANAL but

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 09:56 PM

Mar 2023

I am hoping for campaign finance and tax fraud charges

edhopper

(37,517 posts)

3. Either you are not a lawyer

Reply to hookaleft (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 10:05 PM

Mar 2023

Or you do it nasty.

orangecrush

(31,138 posts)

4. ...

Reply to edhopper (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 10:15 PM

Mar 2023

hookaleft

(1,094 posts)

6. hahaha

Reply to edhopper (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 10:48 PM

Mar 2023

Took me a minute. Just got it.

SheltieLover

(81,698 posts)

2. Wire fraud & tax evasion.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 09:56 PM

Mar 2023

Just guessing here.

MiniMe

(21,883 posts)

7. That's what they got Al Capone on

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 11:31 PM

Mar 2023

Well, tax evasion, not sure about wire fraud

SheltieLover

(81,698 posts)

8. Taxes.

Reply to MiniMe (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 11:33 PM

Mar 2023

roamer65

(37,974 posts)

10. My vote is tax fraud as well.

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 21, 2023, 12:02 AM

Mar 2023

It’s so easy to prove.

SheltieLover

(81,698 posts)

11. Wire fraud big time!

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 21, 2023, 12:05 AM

Mar 2023

onenote

(46,227 posts)

5. Falsifying business records

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 10:45 PM

Mar 2023

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

(12,114 posts)

9. Probably more than just the Stormy Daniels stuff

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 11:51 PM

Mar 2023

I'm thinking this might be the criminal component of Tish James' civil suit.

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