There's probably no constitutional way to criminalize lying to or deceiving voters per se. Falsifying records to conceal in kind campaign contributions (or tax evasions) doesn't really capture the essence of what Trump & Co. were doing, even if judges allow charges to that specific effect. That's the gap between the words of the "trivial…
There's probably no constitutional way to criminalize lying to or deceiving voters per se. Falsifying records to conceal in kind campaign contributions (or tax evasions) doesn't really capture the essence of what Trump & Co. were doing, even if judges allow charges to that specific effect. That's the gap between the words of the "trivial" indictment and the really serious philosophical (but evidently not legal) gravamen of the charges. Maybe Bragg will still be permitted to develop the whole *gestalt* of the case, but one can only hope it won't be lost amid the technicalities.
There's probably no constitutional way to criminalize lying to or deceiving voters per se. Falsifying records to conceal in kind campaign contributions (or tax evasions) doesn't really capture the essence of what Trump & Co. were doing, even if judges allow charges to that specific effect. That's the gap between the words of the "trivial" indictment and the really serious philosophical (but evidently not legal) gravamen of the charges. Maybe Bragg will still be permitted to develop the whole *gestalt* of the case, but one can only hope it won't be lost amid the technicalities.