Trump Indictment Launches Era Of Police-State Politics In America

Following media leaks on Thursday, former President Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury–as a spokesperson from the District Attorney’s office has confirmed. While the indictment remains under seal, one thing is certain: America has entered a new era of politics where “show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime” takes place.

District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg breathed new life into the infamous boast of Joseph Stalin’s secret police chief, Lavrentiy Beria, when he targeted Trump for falsifying business records in relation to a 2016 payment made to Stormy Daniels. Bragg’s decision to seek an indictment against Trump will set a precedent where local prosecutors target partisan opponents, regardless of the person’s size, making a mockery process of the criminal justice system.

The news of the charges leaked to the left’s favorite media outlet, The New York Times, while the indictment remained under seal, a reminder that while the legacy media may not be state-run, they peddle propaganda regardless.

The Charges

Since the indictment is still under seal, there is some guesswork as to the charges. However, according to reports, the grand jury has charged Trump with more than 30 counts reportedly including ones related to falsifying business records.

The case against Trump is based on Sections 175.05 and 175.10 of the New York penal code. Both sections define the state crime of “falsifying business records” with Section 175.05 providing that “a person is guilty of falsifying business records in the second degree when, with the intent to defraud, he makes or causes a false entry in the business records of an enterprise.” Section 175.10 converts the “second degree” misdemeanor to a felony if the person falsified business records with the “intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission” of another crime. The indictment relates to the alleged falsification of Trump causing the Trump Organization to falsely report payments made to Michael Cohen in 2017 as “legal expenses, ”when the money instead reimbursed (and then some) Cohen for the $130,000 payment made to Stormy Daniels, a charge Trump denies.

Legal experts have surmised that the indictment will upgrade the alleged offense of falsifying the business records to a felony by charging Trump with lying about the payments to Cohen to hide a violation of federal election law if proven. Cohen has already admitted to paying off Daniels to benefit Trump’s election chances, and he appears to be a star witness against Trump. Another possibility that arises from the Manhattan D.A.’s indictment is that they accuse Trump of falsifying the organization’s “legal expenses” to aid in tax fraud.

The U.S. attorney has already declined to charge Trump with federal election law violations, making Bragg’s attempt to tie the federal offense to the state charge of falsifying business records seem like political payback.

Bragg may use Trump’s physical absence from New York, ironically because he was serving as commander-in-chief in D.C., to bypass the five-year statute of limitations that applies to a felony of falsifying business records. Such an attempt, combined with the delay in charging Trump, will likely give the appearance of Bragg attempting to concoct a crime to the average American.

Trump has advanced the theory that the charges against him amount to “political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history.” Trump further states that since he came down the golden escalator at Trump Tower, the “Radical Left Democrats…have been engaged in a Witch-Hunt to destroy the Make America Great Again movement.”

30-Count Craziness

Trump is expected to appear in Manhattan court on Tuesday for his arraignment. While it is unknown whether the indictment will be unsealed before then, media outlets have reportedly stated that the grand jury charged Trump with more than 30 criminal counts. Unless Bragg has discovered something beyond the details already reported about the Daniels payment, charging the former President with over 30 criminal counts will only serve to make the situation worse.

If the indictment contains no new two details, attempting to pile on charges to reach the reported 33 counts against the former president will make Bragg look more like Beria and not make Trump look more at fault–as legal experts have predicted.