'A former president should not be treated any differently than any other American,' one attorney told Newsweek.
op-ed published Tuesday, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, a former Manhattan chief assistant district attorney under Cyrus Vance Jr., and Norman Eisen, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, argue that the books and records counts section of the indictment"are the bread and butter of the D.A.'s office."
Such an instance could be nothing more than a misdemeanor trespass, she said, but it becomes a felony if you intend to commit crime if you're inside someone else's residence or property. "When you look at the surrounding circumstances here, it's much more similar to the bank robbery allegation than the sleeping bag and pillow because of the timing of the entire situation....There's just so much evidence there," she said.
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