Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed John D. O’Connor.
Assuming for purposes of this discussion that the Trump Organization made false entries in its records to hush up an unfavorable Stormy Daniels story, what is the crime? First, was the entry made, as required, with intent to defraud? No, since no one was seeking, through an entry no one was anticipated to have read, to gain any undeserved benefit from the reader, the essence of fraud. Secondly, what second crime was to be concealed? The Court has mentioned a conspiracy to influence an election. But conspiracies to garner favorable publicity and avoid harmful publicity are the essence of campaigning in a democracy. What occurred here is not a crime, but Trump could well be convicted. The reversal of the conviction a year later will be of no import, because the election effect of the wrongful conviction will have already occurred. So exactly who is trying to wrongfully influence an election?
