The 2017 payments fall outside the five-year felony window, but state judge Juan Merchan ruled that Mr. Bragg gets an extra year of leeway due to COVID-19 orders pausing legal cases. Look, in a legal system like ours, prosecution decides guilt. In a banana republic with a certified regime, they target disliked individuals and use legal maneuvers to silence them, or even fabricate crimes to eliminate them. The WSJ said, "The trial is an unfortunate event that Mr. Bragg shouldn't have pursued." That's the current situation.