34 Felonies? Seriously?
🎯The Truth About Trump’s “34 Felonies”.
With the actual sources, not headlines.
I keep seeing this lazy drive-by comment on every political thread…
“Well he’s still a 34-count felon!”
People toss it around as if they understand the case.
But MOST can’t even indicate what he was charged with.
So here are the facts.
▪1. What Were the 34 “Felonies”?
Every major outlet admitted this:
All 34 counts were bookkeeping entries related to a 2016 NDA reimbursement.
Sources:
• New York Times, May 30, 2024 — “What Trump Was Convicted Of”
• Associated Press, May 31, 2024 — “Trump Guilty of 34 Counts of Falsifying Business Records”
These outlets confirm the counts were not separate crimes, but the same act split 34 ways.
Even CNN acknowledged this:
• CNN, May 30, 2024 — “Breaking Down the 34 Counts”
â–Ş2. These Charges Are Normally MISDEMEANORS.
Under NY law, “falsifying business records” is typically a Class A misdemeanor unless prosecutors can prove “intent to commit or conceal another crime”.
Sources:
• New York Penal Law §175.05 & §175.10
• Reuters, Apr 4, 2023 — “Explainer: Trump Felony Charges Rely on Novel Legal Theory”
• Politico, Apr 4, 2023 — “What Makes Trump’s Case Unusual”
Legal scholars (left, right, and center) agreed:
No clear precedent for elevating these misdemeanor charges to felonies.
CNN, NPR, NBC, and AP all used the phrase “novel legal theory”.
â–Ş3. New York Has Never Done This Before.
Legal experts across the spectrum confirmed:
âś” New York has never prosecuted a case like this
âś” No defendant has been charged with 34 felonies for NDA bookkeeping
✔ No prior case relied on such a vague “other crime” theory
Sources:
• NYU Law Professor Ryan Goodman — Just Security analysis, Apr 2023
• Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz — Newsweek, May 31, 2024
• Reuters, Apr 4, 2023 — “No Precedent for Bragg’s Theory”
Even MSNBC’s legal panel admitted it was unprecedented:
• MSNBC, May 30, 2024 — “No Modern Comparison to This Prosecution”
Federal prosecutors, the FEC, AND the DOJ all declined this case years earlier.
Source: Washington Post, July 9, 2019 — “Federal Prosecutors End Hush-Money Investigation”
▪4. The Judge’s Bias Was Not Imagined.
Judge Juan Merchan had:
âś” Political donations to Biden and anti-Trump PACs
— CNN, Apr 6, 2023 — “Judge Donated to Democrats, Including Stop Republicans PAC”
âś” A daughter working for a Democrat consultancy running anti-Trump campaigns
— Newsweek, Apr 4, 2023 — “Trump Judge’s Daughter’s Political Work Raises Ethical Questions”
âś” Prior involvement in Trump-related prosecutions
— NBC News, Apr 4, 2023 — “Judge Merchan Oversaw Trump Org Trial”
Even ABC News acknowledged these optics were problematic.
— ABC, Apr 6, 2023 — “Judge’s Donations Raise Recusal Questions.”
This would be a conflict of interest in nearly every other state.
â–Ş5. What Did Trump Actually Do?
Here’s the factual description:
He reimbursed Michael Cohen for an NDA.
The Trump Org recorded these reimbursements as “legal expenses”.
➡ That’s it. There’s the crime folks.
Sources:
• Associated Press, May 31, 2024
• New York Times, May 30, 2024
• CNN, May 30, 2024
All confirm:
➡ It was a record-keeping case, not an election fraud case.
➡ The “felony” status depended on a mysterious “other crime” no one had to agree on.
Even NPR admitted the underlying crime was never clearly stated.
— NPR, May 31, 2024 — “A Key Issue: The Underlying Crime Was Never Specified.”
â–Ş6. Why 34 Counts?
Because prosecutors split the reimbursements into 34 line items — invoices, ledger entries, and checks and called each one a felony.
Source: CNN, May 30, 2024 — “Each Entry Was Charged Separately”
This is why legal analysts described the case as:
• “Overcharged” — CNN Legal Analyst Elie Honig, May 2024
• “Legally unsound” — Alan Dershowitz, Newsweek, May 2024
• “A stretch beyond precedent” — Harvard Law Review commentary, June 2024
▪7. So When People Say “He’s a 34-count felon”
What they really mean is:
âś” He was charged under a legal theory never used before.
âś” For bookkeeping entries usually classified as misdemeanors.
âś” In a jurisdiction openly hostile to him.
âś” In a case federal prosecutors previously dropped.
âś” Before a judge with documented political conflicts.
✔ With an “underlying crime” prosecutors never had to name.
âś” Split into 34 pieces to inflate the number.
That’s not justice.
â–ŞTHE BOTTOM LINE..
You can dislike Trump.
You can debate policy all day.
But the “34 felonies” talking point is not the mic-drop people think it is — especially when no one can answer what the underlying crime was.
This case was:
âś” legally unprecedented
âś” politically motivated
âś” structurally engineered
âś” and already expected to be reversed on appeal by multiple legal scholars
(sources: NBC, CNN, AP, Harvard Law Professors, and even some Biden-voting legal analysts)
So the next time someone throws the drive-by comment:
“BUT HE’S A 34-COUNT FELON!”
Ask them:
Do you know what the 34 counts were?
Are you just repeating a headline?
What was the underlying crime exactly?
—Faith. Family. Freedom.
With the actual sources, not headlines.
I keep seeing this lazy drive-by comment on every political thread…
“Well he’s still a 34-count felon!”
People toss it around as if they understand the case.
But MOST can’t even indicate what he was charged with.
So here are the facts.
▪1. What Were the 34 “Felonies”?
Every major outlet admitted this:
All 34 counts were bookkeeping entries related to a 2016 NDA reimbursement.
Sources:
• New York Times, May 30, 2024 — “What Trump Was Convicted Of”
• Associated Press, May 31, 2024 — “Trump Guilty of 34 Counts of Falsifying Business Records”
These outlets confirm the counts were not separate crimes, but the same act split 34 ways.
Even CNN acknowledged this:
• CNN, May 30, 2024 — “Breaking Down the 34 Counts”
â–Ş2. These Charges Are Normally MISDEMEANORS.
Under NY law, “falsifying business records” is typically a Class A misdemeanor unless prosecutors can prove “intent to commit or conceal another crime”.
Sources:
• New York Penal Law §175.05 & §175.10
• Reuters, Apr 4, 2023 — “Explainer: Trump Felony Charges Rely on Novel Legal Theory”
• Politico, Apr 4, 2023 — “What Makes Trump’s Case Unusual”
Legal scholars (left, right, and center) agreed:
No clear precedent for elevating these misdemeanor charges to felonies.
CNN, NPR, NBC, and AP all used the phrase “novel legal theory”.
â–Ş3. New York Has Never Done This Before.
Legal experts across the spectrum confirmed:
âś” New York has never prosecuted a case like this
âś” No defendant has been charged with 34 felonies for NDA bookkeeping
✔ No prior case relied on such a vague “other crime” theory
Sources:
• NYU Law Professor Ryan Goodman — Just Security analysis, Apr 2023
• Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz — Newsweek, May 31, 2024
• Reuters, Apr 4, 2023 — “No Precedent for Bragg’s Theory”
Even MSNBC’s legal panel admitted it was unprecedented:
• MSNBC, May 30, 2024 — “No Modern Comparison to This Prosecution”
Federal prosecutors, the FEC, AND the DOJ all declined this case years earlier.
Source: Washington Post, July 9, 2019 — “Federal Prosecutors End Hush-Money Investigation”
▪4. The Judge’s Bias Was Not Imagined.
Judge Juan Merchan had:
âś” Political donations to Biden and anti-Trump PACs
— CNN, Apr 6, 2023 — “Judge Donated to Democrats, Including Stop Republicans PAC”
âś” A daughter working for a Democrat consultancy running anti-Trump campaigns
— Newsweek, Apr 4, 2023 — “Trump Judge’s Daughter’s Political Work Raises Ethical Questions”
âś” Prior involvement in Trump-related prosecutions
— NBC News, Apr 4, 2023 — “Judge Merchan Oversaw Trump Org Trial”
Even ABC News acknowledged these optics were problematic.
— ABC, Apr 6, 2023 — “Judge’s Donations Raise Recusal Questions.”
This would be a conflict of interest in nearly every other state.
â–Ş5. What Did Trump Actually Do?
Here’s the factual description:
He reimbursed Michael Cohen for an NDA.
The Trump Org recorded these reimbursements as “legal expenses”.
➡ That’s it. There’s the crime folks.
Sources:
• Associated Press, May 31, 2024
• New York Times, May 30, 2024
• CNN, May 30, 2024
All confirm:
➡ It was a record-keeping case, not an election fraud case.
➡ The “felony” status depended on a mysterious “other crime” no one had to agree on.
Even NPR admitted the underlying crime was never clearly stated.
— NPR, May 31, 2024 — “A Key Issue: The Underlying Crime Was Never Specified.”
â–Ş6. Why 34 Counts?
Because prosecutors split the reimbursements into 34 line items — invoices, ledger entries, and checks and called each one a felony.
Source: CNN, May 30, 2024 — “Each Entry Was Charged Separately”
This is why legal analysts described the case as:
• “Overcharged” — CNN Legal Analyst Elie Honig, May 2024
• “Legally unsound” — Alan Dershowitz, Newsweek, May 2024
• “A stretch beyond precedent” — Harvard Law Review commentary, June 2024
▪7. So When People Say “He’s a 34-count felon”
What they really mean is:
âś” He was charged under a legal theory never used before.
âś” For bookkeeping entries usually classified as misdemeanors.
âś” In a jurisdiction openly hostile to him.
âś” In a case federal prosecutors previously dropped.
âś” Before a judge with documented political conflicts.
✔ With an “underlying crime” prosecutors never had to name.
âś” Split into 34 pieces to inflate the number.
That’s not justice.
â–ŞTHE BOTTOM LINE..
You can dislike Trump.
You can debate policy all day.
But the “34 felonies” talking point is not the mic-drop people think it is — especially when no one can answer what the underlying crime was.
This case was:
âś” legally unprecedented
âś” politically motivated
âś” structurally engineered
âś” and already expected to be reversed on appeal by multiple legal scholars
(sources: NBC, CNN, AP, Harvard Law Professors, and even some Biden-voting legal analysts)
So the next time someone throws the drive-by comment:
“BUT HE’S A 34-COUNT FELON!”
Ask them:
Do you know what the 34 counts were?
Are you just repeating a headline?
What was the underlying crime exactly?
—Faith. Family. Freedom.
