# Manhattan Prosecutors file criminal charges for Trump re Stormy Daniels case - ongoing discussion here (Guilty on all 34 counts, May 30, 2024) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [March 9, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953 "2023-03-09T22:53:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2435
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/2435 "2024-04-26T11:52:43Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > IANAL though and it’s definitely not an open and shut case. Regarding the line of discussion about how the escalation to felony charges relies on an assertion that the violations were committed in furtherance of another crime which has not been clearly articulated, and the argument that this creates a legally weak case — there is a rebuttal here: > **[Underestimating Alvin Bragg's case against Donald Trump is a historic mistake](https://news.yahoo.com/underestimating-alvin-braggs-case-against-094504649.html)** > > A law professor gets Trump’s Manhattan prosecution wrong in the New York Times Obviously, nobody knows if this will be compelling for the jury until they return a verdict, and similarly nobody knows if the courts will buy the framing until the appeals are complete. So it’s just another opinion. That said, the prosecution’s initial thrust with Pecker feels like it’s been more effective than expected, and the defense’s nibbling away at timelines and terminology seems to be pretty weak sauce. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953)._