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3. How does Trump's payoff violate NY state law?

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 02:47 PM

Jan 2023

I know the payoffs violated federal law, campaign finance law specifically, but what NY state law would it violate?

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Manhattan Prosecutors Will Begin Presenting Trump Case to Grand Jury [View all] Drum Jan 2023 OP

David Pecker! I wondered what happened to him Walleye Jan 2023 #1

yeah, caught my eye, too. where r the contents of his safe? mopinko Jan 2023 #2

Pecker got a witness immunity deal from the feds FakeNoose Jan 2023 #29

The statute usually gives five years but, Yonnie3 Jan 2023 #4

I believe the statute ran out for a federal prosecution. gab13by13 Jan 2023 #11

Don't know about that, but this is a New York Grand Jury n/t Yonnie3 Jan 2023 #13

IIRC, he already plead guilty to charges, and... reACTIONary Jan 2023 #26

Wow, immunity, that's promising Walleye Jan 2023 #27

How does Trump's payoff violate NY state law? Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #3

from the article jgo Jan 2023 #6

I guess the statute of limitations in NY is more than 5 years? Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #7

Not much of a stretch jmowreader Jan 2023 #30

So DA Bragg ISN'T being bribed, blackmailed or threatened? brooklynite Jan 2023 #5

I think he's being shamed into acting Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #8

Pomerantz and Dunne gab13by13 Jan 2023 #14

That is correct, gab13by13 Jan 2023 #18

Possibly moniss Jan 2023 #10

I don't think such a weasel excuse would go well with NY voters... Justice matters. Jan 2023 #15

The idea that DA Bragg may not have known that...... MyOwnPeace Jan 2023 #21

I don't think moniss Jan 2023 #23

I would not be surprised.. Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #25

Yay .... ificandream Jan 2023 #17

Mueller teed the case up years ago, gab13by13 Jan 2023 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2023 #28

Fraud may have an exception to statute of limitations bmichaelh Jan 2023 #20

Did Bragg go and ask for all the evidence back that they returned? Bev54 Jan 2023 #22

I had forgotten moniss Jan 2023 #24