Agree... And at worse, I'd press the DA, to give the specific chapter and verse of the law (felony) that Trump is accused of. Which I understand has already been addressed and litigated in precedent by the Edwards love child case. Which actually was a case where I understand campaign funds WERE used for hush money. And the Feds chose not to prosecute.
Well, the federal side of things is what Bragg is trying to use to turn a NY misdemeanor into a NY felony. The underlying violation of NY law has to do with the claim that business records were falsified, which is a misdemeanor on its own.
Still, a misdemeanor is an extraditable offense, so that's all Bragg needs to get extradition is an indictment on the business records violation.
Of course, I believe that, as a misdemeanor, the statute of limitations may have run, so that should present a basis for contesting extradition if Bragg only gets an indictment on the business records violation.
The thing to keep in mind is that this is all based on NY law, and even the claim that the business records falsification was in order to pursue a federal elections violation ultimately turns on what the standard of proof is under NY law - without researching the subject, it is possible that the NY jury could be permitted to draw its own conclusions regarding whether the NY prosecutor proved a violation of non-NY law beyond a reasonable doubt as a predicate showing to whether the underlying NY law was violated.
Ultimately, it all turns on what NY law says.
