> i still do not understand his crime. you're honestly not supposed to - in fact the jury was instructed "it didn't matter what crime they think donald trump committed" it only mattered that he wrote "legal expenses" on his check when it was to cover up "whatever crime the jury thinks trump committed." the law they charged him under is "alteration of business records to conceal a crime" - how it's supposed to work: 1. someone hires a hitman 2. then they alter business records to pay the hitman 3. then the prosecutors charge the guy with hiring the hitman and altering business records to pay the hitman - the jury considers both charges. in trump's case they only considered the case of "altering business records to conceal a crime" - there was never any alleged accompanying crime charged.
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