Gregg Jarrett: NY Case Against Trump Is ‘the Most Bizarre, Convoluted Legal Theory I Ever Heard Of’

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JARRETT: "You know, we haven’t seen the indictment, but based on the leaks, mostly from the District Attorney’s Office, we have a pretty good idea and — and frankly, it is the most novel, if not bizarre, convoluted legal theory I think I’ve ever heard of. I wrote that it was cockamamie. It seems to be based on the coupling of two charges. One is a misdemeanor, falsifying a business record, and then supercharging it into a felony by in a sort of bootstrapping a federal campaign finance violation. You know, first of all, he’s a local prosecutor. He can only charge under state laws. So I am not sure this is going to survive judicial scrutiny. There are other problem is that the statute of limitations on the misdemeanor was two years, on the felony alleged five years, so we’re well past the statute of limitations. On top of that, Bragg would have to show that Trump was personally involved in altering business records and that he knew and understood these arcane, complex campaign finance laws which nobody comprehends and intended to violate those laws. I just don’t see, Lawrence, how he gets there."