"Trump Indictment and Alvin Bragg's Path to Felony Conviction"

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has indicted former President Donald Trump on 34 counts of first-degree falsifying business records, which could lead to a felony conviction. The indictment accuses Trump of falsifying records about paying off Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, and includes a scheme to "catch and kill" embarrassing stories. Bragg casts the charges not just as a plot to violate election laws and state tax laws, but as a plan "to influence the 2016 presidential election.... and benefit the Defendant’s [Trump’s] electoral prospects."