Aujourd'hui, un juge de New York a rejeté la demande de Donald Trump de faire annuler les accusations criminelles portées contre lui pour avoir versé de l'argent à Stormy Daniels pour garder secrète leur liaison à la veille de l'élection présidentielle de 2016. Le procès débutera six ans après que Common Cause a déposé des plaintes liées à ces paiements auprès du ministère de la Justice et de la Commission électorale fédérale. La sélection du jury devrait commencer le 25 mars.

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 Wall Street Journal, 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, Cliquez ici.

To read the Department of Justice complaint, click here.

To read the Federal Election Commission complaint, Cliquez ici.