I have also been trying to find a crime. Then it occurred to me. They are not interested in following the rule of law. They want to use the law to obtain their desired end. In this case, it means getting a conviction on Trump before the election, even if it means abusing the rule of law.
I believe that the underlying crime will not be identified. Rather, the prosecutors are repeatedly stating that there was a conspiracy to commit election fraud. This is being done to convince the prosecution-friendly jury that there is no doubt that Trump et al conspired to commit election fraud.
When it goes to jury, Merchan will instruct the jurors to determine whether they believe that the evidence presented by the prosecutors demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump committed election fraud. It doesn’t matter that no specific charge was presented. It doesn’t matter that Trump was never indicted, brought to trial, or convicted for election fraud. If the jury presumes that it is true that Trump committed election fraud, they can use it as the underlying crime to bring about a felony charge.
There is no definition for Election Fraud. Any fraud is at the polls.
The judge will approve some ridiculous jury instructions. This will eventually be overturned on appeal, but they don’t
care. It’s all about Election Day. But I think they are overplaying their hand. Some people who are not core Trump fans are thinking, if they can do that, isn’t it plausible that there was some amount of election fraud in the past Presidential election? And if they can screw over Trump, despite Trump’s wealth and power, what chance do ordinary people have?