The indictment charged Trump with 34
felony counts of
falsifying business records in the first degree, in violation of
New York Penal Law §175.10. Each count is related to a specific business document, each having a date ranging from February 14 through December 5, 2017:
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- 11 for invoices from Michael Cohen
- 9 for general ledger entries for Donald J. Trump
- 3 for general ledger entries for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust
- 8 for checks from Donald J. Trump
- 2 for checks from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust
The allegedly falsified documents are related to Trump's payment to Stormy Daniels as hush money. The payments were listed in the business records as a legal expense payable to
Michael Cohen, whereas the indictment alleges that they were actually to reimburse Cohen for the earlier, allegedly illicit, payment to Daniels.
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