Yeah, and like I said, the jury was probably correct given the way the charges were structured. That doesn't make these novel charges legitimate, and it doesn'

Yeah, and like I said, the jury was probably correct given the way the charges were structured. That doesn't make these novel charges legitimate, and it doesn't mean they'll survive appeal. From https://time.com/6983196/donald-trump-convicted-hush-money-trial-new-york/ https://time.com/6983196/donald-trump-convicted-hush-money-t... From the moment Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced charges against Trump more than one year ago, people doubted his unconventional strategy. “It cheapens the term election interference to call this election interference,” says Richard Hasen, a professor of law at UCLA. Jed Shugerman, a law professor at Boston University, called the case “an embarrassment” that pushed the boundaries of prosecutorial ethics. It is not illegal to pay someone “hush money.” On its face, Bragg’s evidence pointed to 34 misdemeanor counts of falsifying business records, for all of which the statute of limitations had passed. Bragg’s novel approach bumped each of those misdemeanors up to first-degree felony charges by alleging they were all committed to bolster another crime related to violating election laws, but Bragg didn’t have to prove that second crime.