Bookkeeping Fraud: The First Crime Charged to a Former President?

Donald Trump posted on social media that he would be arrested this week. But on what charge? We explain and unpack the Truth that rocked the political world.This episode covers the Stormy Daniels scandal, which involves former US President Donald Trump. Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, alleged that she had an affair with Trump in 2006, and she was paid $130,000 in 2016 by Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, to keep quiet about it. The episode also mentions Cohen's surrender to the FBI in August 2018 and his guilty plea on eight criminal charges, which included tax evasion, making false statements, and making illegal campaign contributions. The Manhattan District Attorney and the New York Attorney General launched investigations into Trump. The episode also mentions a potential charge of falsifying business records under Article 175 of the New York Penal Law, which carries a sentence of up to four years.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.politicspoliticspolitics.com/subscribe