Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with a multitude of felony counts, encompassing over three dozen charges in total, as revealed in an indictment unsealed on Tuesday. The document outlines 34 felony counts against the former president.
According to the unsealed indictment, Trump is accused of violating campaign finance laws and making false statements under the US Constitution. The charges stem from a hush money payment made by his former lawyer Michael Cohen during his presidency, which was intended to silence adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016 over claims she had an affair with Trump.
The statement of facts accompanying the indictment provides further details on the allegations against Trump. According to the document, Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, informed him about the $130,000 payment made by Cohen and warned him that it could be considered a campaign contribution from a corporation. The indictment states that Trump knew this information but knowingly used campaign funds for the payment.
Furthermore, the statement of facts alleges that in 2018, Trump instructed his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind the Department of Justice's policy requiring candidates to disclose their foreign campaign contributions. This was allegedly an attempt to shield himself from any potential scrutiny over the hush money payments.
The charges against Trump have significant implications for the country, given his influence on US politics and his attempts to undermine investigations into his administration.
According to the unsealed indictment, Trump is accused of violating campaign finance laws and making false statements under the US Constitution. The charges stem from a hush money payment made by his former lawyer Michael Cohen during his presidency, which was intended to silence adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016 over claims she had an affair with Trump.
The statement of facts accompanying the indictment provides further details on the allegations against Trump. According to the document, Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, informed him about the $130,000 payment made by Cohen and warned him that it could be considered a campaign contribution from a corporation. The indictment states that Trump knew this information but knowingly used campaign funds for the payment.
Furthermore, the statement of facts alleges that in 2018, Trump instructed his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind the Department of Justice's policy requiring candidates to disclose their foreign campaign contributions. This was allegedly an attempt to shield himself from any potential scrutiny over the hush money payments.
The charges against Trump have significant implications for the country, given his influence on US politics and his attempts to undermine investigations into his administration.
. Like, I always thought he'd face consequences eventually, but three dozen felony counts? That's a whole lotta trouble 
. It makes sense that they charged him with violating campaign finance laws, that's just basic stuff you're supposed to know.
. I guess you could say he learned a valuable lesson from this: don't mess with the law or try to silence people who are talking out of school 
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this is insane... like how could he think it's okay to break all these rules? 
as a nation, we should be appalled by his actions, especially considering all the investigations into his administration were shut down or watered down because of him. 
this just goes to show how one person's power can be abused and it's up to us to hold them accountable. 
. And it all started over that hush money payment for Stormy Daniels? Wild 
. Can't believe he thought he could just get away with this and still be in power 
. The fact that his lawyer told him about the potential campaign contribution but Trump still went through with it, that's some shady stuff 
. And now the country is stuck dealing with all these implications... what a mess 
3 dozen felony counts is like, a lot of charges lol. i feel bad for michael cohen tho, he's already gone through so much with that whole stormy daniels situation 
and now trump is facing all these allegations too. it's like, you can't even go back on your word in politics without getting caught 
anywayz i hope justice is served and all parties involved get the help they need 
. i'm not sure if 34 felony counts are entirely fair or not - i mean, he did break campaign finance laws and all that... but is it really that simple? what about the whole Russia thing? didn't he get acquitted on those charges? i don't know what to think... part of me wants to call him out for his actions but another part thinks he's just a victim of circumstance