Friend, you have conflated two different cases.
But don't worry, I've been watching this whole thing happen.
There was a civil case where a cracked out hoe was accusing Trump of SA & grape sometime in the 1980s... or 1990s, she can't remember. The jury found that Trump was guily of SA but not grape.
The case in OP was the "hush money" case, where Stormy Daniels decided she needed money so she blackmailed Trump through his lawyer, Cohen. (I actually think they were working together). The jury found that Trump was guilty of falsifying records (because apparently, paying your lawyer is not a "legal expense") and ... other crimes that none of them had to agree on, they just needed it to attach to make it a felony.
At the end of the day, they really wanted the sentance in this case because now they get to call him a "convicted criminal" for 4 years. Prior to this, it was all in their minds. Not sure what this means for Trump's ability to vote, own a weapon, etc.
Friend, you have conflated two different cases.
But don't worry, I've been watching this whole thing happen.
There was a civil case where a cracked out hoe was accusing Trump of SA & grape sometime in the 1980s... or 1990s, she can't remember. The jury found that Trump was guily of SA but not grape.
The case in OP was the "hush money" case, where Stormy Daniels decided she needed money so she blackmailed Trump through his lawyer, Cohen. (I actually think they were working together). The jury found that Trump was guilty of falsifying records (because apparently, paying your lawyer is not a "legal expense") and ... other crimes that none of them had to agree on, they just needed it to attach to make it a felony.
At the end of the day, they really just needed the sentance in this case because now they get to call him a "convicted criminal" for 4 years. Prior to this, it was all in their minds. Not sure what this means for Trump's ability to vote, own a weapon, etc.