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2023-04-05 00:08:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2EE41C08CF0ED99DDC3ECBA6B164D996D5F24EEE19123B89CF6972D6B4193742
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Misleading content. The 34 counts are based on a single $130,000 payment which is a Class A Misdemeanor under NY Law. Bragg charged Trump with a felony, without precedent. https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/175.05 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/03/30/turley_on_chilling_trump_indictment_if_this_is_the_standard_trump_will_not_be_the_last_president_indicted.html The case was also dropped by federal prosecutors and only subsequently taken up by Bragg. https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/jordan-comer-steil-demand-communications-documents-and-testimony-manhattan-da
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