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2024-05-31 18:23:13 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3482F33955540F0FDDCDD5068B3F886F3F4992D83B213800EE63ECD80A3EFA64
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This claim is not correct. Falsifying business records is itself a crime. The charges were elevated to felonies because the crimes were in furtherance of another crime: conspiring to interfere in the 2016 election. The jury had to unanimously agree on this, and did. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/05/30/trump-convicted-of-felony-in-hush-money-trial-heres-what-happens-next-live-updates/?sh=518733b39fb5
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