William Upton — National Pulse — — May 29th…
“In his instructions, Democrat-aligned Judge Juan Merchan told jurors that they do not have to agree unanimously on the underlying “predicate” crime to convict former President Donald J. Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The judge specifically told jurors they could split evenly 4-4-4 on which crime underlies the charges.
In order to prosecute the former Republican President, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg needed to produce an underlying crime tied to the 34 counts, which had already surpassed the statute of limitations. In addition, the underlying “predicate” crime — which must be a felony — also enhances the falsifying records charges from standard misdemeanors to felonies.
Throughout the trial, the prosecution never directly laid out a case regarding the underlying crime — on which their entire prosecution depends. Ostensibly, the […] crime that Bragg‘s team points to is a campaign finance violation.
However, Biden‘s Department of Justice (DOJ) never pursued the charge, and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) never fined Trump or his campaign for any violation regarding the payments allegedly made to Stormy Daniels through Michael Cohen.
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