"Mr. Trump may have falsely recorded these internal records before the F.E.C. filing as consciously part of the same fraud" " the case could turn out to be more legitimate than I had originally thought." "In short: It’s not the crime; it’s the cover-up" "Mr. Trump arguably intended to deceive state investigators" "Mr. Trump’s legal team also undercut itself for its decisions in the past year" "His lawyers essentially put all of their eggs in the meritless basket of seeking to move the trial to federal court" "prosecutors should have some latitude to develop their case during trial" "Mr. Trump has received sufficient notice of the charges"
Plus, a former President indicted on multiple charges "is unprecedented".