رفض قاض في نيويورك اليوم محاولة دونالد ترامب إسقاط التهم الجنائية الموجهة إليه بسبب دفع أموال لستورمي دانييلز لإبقاء علاقتهما سرية عشية الانتخابات الرئاسية لعام 2016. ستبدأ المحاكمة بعد ست سنوات من تقديم منظمة Common Cause شكاوى تتعلق بالمدفوعات إلى وزارة العدل ولجنة الانتخابات الفيدرالية. ومن المقرر أن يبدأ اختيار هيئة المحلفين في 25 مارس.

In 2018, Common Cause الشكاوى المقدمة against Trump, his business, and his campaign for violating federal campaign finance law with hush money payments to Daniels. Common Cause’s complaints highlighted the level of secrecy that went into the payment to Daniels just weeks ahead of the 2016 presidential election. According to the وول ستريت جورنال, Mr. Trump’s then-attorney, Michael Cohen, created Essential Consultants LLC to dole out the money in exchange for Daniels’ silence. The LLC was created so the money wouldn’t be linked to Trump or his campaign. Cohen has since served jail time for his role in the payments.

Statement of Marilyn Carpinteyro, Common Cause Interim Co-President

No American is above the law, not even former presidents. It is critically important to note that these are not simply hush money payments to hide an extramarital affair. Trump tried to hide his affair at a critical juncture in the 2016 presidential race, just weeks before the election.

Donald Trump and his co-conspirators clearly appeared to have broken the law and his attorney at the time has already served time in federal prison for charges related to the $130,000 hush money payout. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is right to hold the former president to the same standard as every other American.

لمعرفة المزيد عن ملفات Common Cause لعام 2018، انقر هنا.

لقراءة شكوى وزارة العدل، انقر هنا.

لقراءة شكوى لجنة الانتخابات الفيدرالية، انقر هنا.