to people, but a source close to the case suggests to me that they could be engaging in a belt and suspenders approach here. but again, it s not clear if federal election violations would work here. the case law is not clear. also questions about whether this could be a state election offense. because this was again about a federal election. now the next hurdle that the district attorney will have to get over is intent motive and was there an intent to defraud here? the courts have interpreted that in some instances as trying to deprive someone of money or property and here, of course, he was paying michael cohen more than he actually owed him. but at least one appellate court has looked at this idea of intent to defraud and said well, it could potentially apply to depriving the public or the government of something and because there was a allegedly an effort to get around tax obligations. it could work. but again, it s a hurdle for prosecutors. and yet another hurdle that they ll have
rights, he will be fingerprinted, we do not know yet if it will be among shop and eventually will proceed to the court room where they will be the hearing and where he will learn the charges he is facing. a mug shot. like i say, right now we do not know what charges he is facing although all of this relates we understand to the case involving hush money payment to former adult film star stormy daniels. to say that it is an unprecedented moment, the former president of the united states facing a criminal case like this as a result of that, police are trying to prepare for every eventuality and you can feel it here right now on the streets of new york city. to bring you back to the live
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