Andrew Warren

Andrew Warren

Trump’s New York Criminal Trial Is About Fraud and Undermining Democracy, Not ‘Paying Off a Porn Star’

Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesDonald Trump’s criminal trial against the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is rapidly approaching. You may have heard about DA Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of Trump in New York. You may know that it involves “hush money” payments, adult film actress Stormy Daniels, and campaign finance violations. But what you may not know is just how serious this case is.Bragg’s case charges Trump with 34 felonies for falsifying business records to hide from voters critical information during the 2016 presidential election. Prosecutors charge that Trump cooked his company’s books to hide his affair from voters because he was afraid that the story would hurt his candidacy.This is no frivolous distraction about infidelity. It’s about democracy.Read more at The Daily Beast.