Hoy, un juez de Nueva York rechazó el intento de Donald Trump de que se desestimaran los cargos penales en su contra por los pagos a Stormy Daniels para mantener en secreto su romance en vísperas de las elecciones presidenciales de 2016. El juicio comenzará seis años después de que Common Cause presentara denuncias relacionadas con los pagos ante el Departamento de Justicia y la Comisión Federal Electoral. La selección del jurado está prevista para el 25 de marzo.

In 2018, Common Cause filed complaints 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 El diario Wall Street, 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.

To learn more about Common Cause’s 2018 filings, haga clic aquí.

To read the Department of Justice complaint, haga clic aquí.

To read the Federal Election Commission complaint, haga clic aquí.