Donald Trump Indictment Released; Its 34 Felony Charges Could See Ex-POTUS Behind Bars For Over 100 Years If Found Guilty
04.04.2023 - 20:55
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The Manhattan District Attorney’s just-unsealed 34-count indictment again Donald Trump could see the former president in state prison for decades if found guilty.
“The defendant Donald J. Trump repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election,” says a statement-of-fact document (read it here) released with the indictment from D.A. Alvin Bragg today after an arraignment of Trump. Read the full indictment here.
“During and in furtherance of his candidacy for President, the Defendant and others agreed to identify and suppress negative stories about him,” the indictment reads. “Two parties to this agreement have admitted to committing illegal conduct in connection with the scheme.”
Trump pleaded not guilty to all counts of falsifying business records before leaving court immediately to return to his Florida residence. The next court appearance in the case is set for December 4 – which clearly is pushing this into the core of the 2024 election cycle.
The falsification counts in the Trump case are deemed felonies, an elevation from the usual misdemeanors that such crimes are pegged. However, the charges are all class E felonies. That is the lowest category of felony offense under New York law and carry a maximum prison sentence of four years per count.
All of which means Trump could be facing 136 years behind bars if found guilty on all counts for the crimInal concealment. More realistically, if found guilty, the 76-year old Trump would receive a much shorter sentence, after all the appeals are exhausted.
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