LIVE: Manhattan District Attorney Bragg Press Conference
[starting soon]
Bragg: Thirty-four false statements made to cover-up other crimes. These are felony crimes in New York State. No matter who you are, we cannot and will not normalize serious criminal conduct.
Bragg: Why did Donald Trump repeatedly make these false statements? The evidence will show he did so to cover up crimes relating to the 2016 election.
Bragg: The scheme violated New York election law, which makes it a crime to conspire to promote a candidacy by unlawful means.
Reporter: The indictment says there were thirty-four false business records. If they were meant to conceal another crime; but the indictment does not specifically state what those crimes were. Can you specify what laws [inaudible]?
Bragg: The indictment doesn't specify because the law does not so require…conspire to promote a candidacy by unlawful means…additional false statements…federal election law cap on contribution limits.
Reporter: Why weren't those crimes charged?
Bragg: I'm not going to go into our deliberative process…the charges brought were the ones that were brought, the evidence in the law is the basis for those decisions.