Trump escapes punishment

A New York court has ruled to grant Donald Trump unconditional release in the case involving alleged document falsification in the payment of money to former porn actress Stormy Daniels. This is reported by CNN.

Trump's statement

At the court hearing, the former president noted that he was not personally involved in processing the expenses, which were recorded by his accountants as legal services.

“These expenses were classified by accountants as legal. I did not make these entries. They did not call it construction or anything else. These were legal services, and that is what I am being charged for. It is just incredible,” Trump said.

Essence of the charges

According to the investigation, one month before the 2016 presidential election, Trump's lawyer paid Stormy Daniels $130,000 for silence about alleged relations with the future president about ten years ago.

According to the prosecution's version, Trump reimbursed his lawyer for these funds through his company, the Trump Organization, processing them as compensation for court costs. Investigators claim that these payments were disguised as a legal retainer, which became the basis for charges of falsifying financial documents.

Context

Charges in this case were officially filed on 4 April 2023. Nevertheless, at the latest hearing, the court concluded to grant Trump release from liability in this case.

This is the first case in history where a criminal escaped punishment.