"In short, the prosecution proved what everyone already knew: Daniels asked for money, Trump told Cohen handle the matter, Cohen paid Daniels, and Trump reimbursed him.
What is disturbing here to an old lawyer who’s proud of his profession, is that the Manhattan District Attorney dedicated seven years, countless thousands of lawyer hours, and many millions of dollars to bring a case that (as a class 5 felony) equivalent in seriousness to the unlicensed sale an ounce of weed or hitting your ex’s car door with a hammer.
So relatively minor, yet they still can’t seem to prove it."
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3007722/trump-trial-verdict-now-law-later/