Prosecutors detail Trump's alleged hush money 'scheme' to influence 2016 election

A "statement of facts" accompanying the 34-count indictment

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Former President Donald Trump engaged in a "scheme" to boost his election chances

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Prosecutors said the efforts began in 2015 with an agreement with the CEO of National

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"From August 2015 to December 2017, the Defendant orchestrated a scheme with others

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to influence the 2016 presidential election by identifying and purchasing negative

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information about him to suppress its publication and benefit the Defendant's electoral

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prospects. In order to execute the unlawful scheme, the participants violated election laws

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and made and caused false entries in the business records of various entities in New York,"

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Prosecutors detail Trump's alleged hush money 'scheme' to influence 2016 election

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A "statement of facts" accompanying the 34-count indictment

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Former President Donald Trump engaged in a "scheme" to boost his election chances

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Prosecutors said the efforts began in 2015 with an agreement with the CEO of National

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"From August 2015 to December 2017, the Defendant orchestrated a scheme with others

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to influence the 2016 presidential election by identifying and purchasing negative

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information about him to suppress its publication and benefit the Defendant's electoral

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prospects. In order to execute the unlawful scheme, the participants violated election laws

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and made and caused false entries in the business records of various entities in New York,"

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