• MotoAsh@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    It is NOT for pushing money to a porn star. It is for marking the hush money as legal fees. That’s ALL it is. They didn’t even get him on the moral high ground, but nitpicked his books.

    This country is so beyond fucked… Cannot even get basic details correct…

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      7 months ago

      But the elevation to a felony is the important part. It’s a felony because it’s part of a conspiracy to illegally defraud the voters and affect the election.

      It’s a crime in furtherance of a more serious crime, which elevates its severity.