Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office has reclassified 34 charges against former US President Donald Trump as criminal charges. It has been reported Yahoo Newsciting a source who knows the details of the investigation.
In New York State, it is stated that falsification of commercial records can be considered a misdemeanor.
“Bragg’s office has raised all charges to Class E crimes, which represents the lowest level of crime in the New York State Penal Code,” the portal said.
This decision was taken because the actions of the former head of the White House were allegedly aimed at concealing another crime, Yahoo News reported. The article clarifies that Class E offenses involving falsification of business documents can carry a prison sentence of up to four years. However, the source of the portal believes that this scenario is highly unlikely from a practical point of view.
“Don’t go to jail for it, break the law the first time,” he said.
Earlier, Donald Trump said on Tuesday To present Charge 33 times. The former president noted that the district attorney should “incriminate himself” after the contents of the impending charges were leaked to the press.