- Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump for falsifying business records relating to hush money paid to Stormy Daniels.
- Charge likely to be a Class E felony punishable by up to four years in state prison.
- Legal hurdles for prosecution include proving Trump's knowledge of the false record-keeping and intent to defraud.
- Trump's lawyers most likely to argue factual defenses against testimony of Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels.
- Trump's best defense may be arguing lack of intent to cheat a victim out of money or property.
The Trump Indictment Is Far From an Open-and-Shut Case
But its main weaknesses are factual, not legal, and courts won’t object to it as selective prosecution.
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