Cohen pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance law in 2018 over the payment to Daniels, though Trump was not charged with a crime then. It is unclear what additional evidence, if any, Bragg may have presented to the grand jury in support of the indictment. Bragg told reporters on Tuesday that the law does not require his office to specify the underlying crimes in the indictment. That could help Bragg's office demonstrate to a jury Trump intended to commit a crime, other legal experts said. The indictment also left some lingering doubts as to how prosecutors would prove Trump intended to commit a crime.

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