Trump Attorneys Say No Crime Occurred as Prosecutors Argue ‘Hush Money’ Payment Was Part of Criminal Conspiracy

Counsel for the prosecution and defense outlined their cases before a jury on April 22, with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office alleging the 34 counts of falsifying business records levied against former President Donald Trump were part of a criminal conspiracy and cover-up and the defense arguing that no crimes were committed in the sequence of events summarized by prosecutors. Prosecutors need to convince the jury the allegedly falsified business records were created in order to cover up a larger crime, which was not stated in the indictment as prosecutors argued that it was not required. In court, they’ve alleged a violation of state law, which is a conspiracy to promote or prevent the election of any individual to public office through unlawful means....