I think everyone should read this @tkanefield piece on what's going on in the Trump trial, simply because if he's not convicted then instead of freaking out and raging you'll say, "oh yeah, that was a distinct possibility. Kinda sucks, but I get why."
She's not saying he won't be convicted (she says the odds are that he probably will) but she explains why it's not the slam dunk some people think it is.
Also, law is kinda interesting if it's explained well.
@cherold@tkanefield Trump obtained sexual services from Daniels with a promise of putting her on his show and rigging the contest in her favour, when he had no intention of doing so. Could that be fraud? If so, could that be the predicate crime? Or are contracts for sex unenforceable?
@tokensane@tkanefield I don't think breaking a contract is usually a crime. You sue people for breaking contracts, you don't generally have them arrested. And it's a verbal contract, which I suspect is very hard to prove in court. But I'm not a lawyer, I'm just guessing.
@cherold@tkanefield It's not fraud to break a contract, but it is fraud to make a contract without ever intending to fulfil your side. And this is already part of the defence story, so rowing back on it is going to be hard.
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