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The payment to Michael Cohen came from the "Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust."

I will speculate that Trump created a Trust to hold all or some of his personal assets.

The indictment claims that the "Trump Trust" was "kept and maintained by the Trump Organization."

A Trust is NOT a "business."

If the Trust included at least $130,000 in personal funds from Donald Trump, there is no way the prosecution can prove there was a false "business" entry.

However - if the checks to Cohen were used to reduce Trust taxes, or to reduce Trump corporate taxes, that will definitely complicate the legal issues.

However - if the checks to Cohen were used to reduce Trust taxes, or to reduce Trump corporate taxes, that will definitely complicate the legal issues.

But he was not charged with any tax evasion or other such crime. He was charged with falsifying business records.

And regardless, in an actual "justice" system, these charges should be thrown out due to the statute of limitations. The limitation is 2 years. This is 2023; these are from 2016. Even if you remove the four years in the White House, when Trump could NOT be prosecuted, you are well over the two-year mark.