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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is said to be nearing a decision on whether to charge former President Donald Trump for alleged wrongdoing involving hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels.
If Mr. Bragg does pull the trigger on an indictment, the former president likely would be charged with falsifying business records.
The charge is a misdemeanor but under New York state law could be upgraded to a felony in certain circumstances. A felony conviction would carry a prison sentence of up to four years.
In the waning days of the 2016 election, Mr. Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Micheal Cohen paid Ms. Daniels $130,000. As Mr. Cohen tells it, the payment was made at the direction of his boss because Ms.
