The main twist seems to be that while everything about the payments was legal they were being used to cover up a crime and that makes them illegal, Federal and a felony. Bragg has not specified the crime and has argued that the law does not need to have it mentioned in the indictment.
Other issues include: Trump is being accused of personally writing up the accounts - what $billionaire does that? Daniels/Clifford has denied the affair. Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, said Trump knew nothing about the payment. All statutes of limitations or the original misdemeanour have expired. Bragg may be relying on Cohen's testimony but Cohen was jailed for fraud and lying to Congress - good luck with that!
To say the indictment is "weak" is a bit of an understatement.
The main twist seems to be that while everything about the payments was legal they were being used to cover up a crime and that makes them illegal, Federal and a felony. Bragg has not specified the crime and has argued that the law does not need to have it mentioned in the indictment.
Other issues include: Trump is being accused of personally writing up the accounts - what $billionaire does that? Daniels/Clifford has denied the affair. Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, said Trump knew nothing about the payment. All statutes of limitations or the original misdemeanour have expired. Bragg may be relying on Cohen's testimony but Cohen was jailed for fraud and lying to Congress - good luck with that!
To say the indictment is "weak" is a bit of an understatement.