Talk:Former U.S. President Trump convicted in hush money trial

Conviction
Just to clarify. He wasn't convicted of giving hush money but of falsifying business records. [24Cr][talk] 14:26, 2 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Excellent point! Fixing now! Professor Penguino (talk) 02:25, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Asking for others' opinions
I have added a lot of content to the article and expanded it quite a bit, but since this is my first article I want to get your guys' input first. (Apologies to Cromium in advance, as I know they are semi-retired, but I just wanted to inform them of this discussion in case they wanted to give some feedback). Professor Penguino (talk) 03:34, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Instead of doing this, it would probably be a better idea to finish writing it and submit it for review, so the process keeps moving (we're already on the fourth day of the seven-day freshness window). The reviewer will give you all the feedback they have. Heavy Water (talk) 04:06, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I've read up a bit on Wikinews procedure, and I think the writing phase is largely done...ish? I guess I just wanted a larger group of people to give tips/feedback. I'm not as familiar with Wikinews policies as I am with English Wikipedia policies. Professor Penguino (talk) 04:09, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Actually, I'd like to take back what I said about the writing phase being done. I think the bulk of it is on paper (virtual paper), but it's definitely not done. Professor Penguino (talk) 04:10, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Right, but if you submit it for review, you will get feedback from the reviewer (if it gets reviewed in time), and it must go through review at some point anyway. In the interim, I'd advise you to consider whether you really need twelve sources for an article of this length; WN:CS advises keeping the number of sources to the minimum needed to verify everything in the article, a compelling reason being that it speeds up review a lot. Also, we tend to avoid using The Washington Post as a source because it isn't fully free, afaik (see WN:PAYWALL). Heavy Water (talk) 04:21, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Gotcha. I'll remove some of the unnecessary sources, but most of them are related to specific claims. There is some overlap, but there aren't many I can delete. When I get done fixing up the article and expanding it (which should be either by today or tomorrow), I'll submit it for review. Professor Penguino (talk) 04:25, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * It looks good @Professor Penguino BigKrow (talk) 15:48, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @Heavy Water, @Professor Penguino, @Cromium, we need publication soon.... BigKrow (talk) 21:08, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * We probably have a maximum of ~2 days left to publish it. It would be great if we could publish it today, though. Professor Penguino (talk) 23:35, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Possible improvements to this paragraph?
Although I think this paragraph does a pretty good job of accurately summarizing the details of the trial and what it was about, I get the feeling that it could be approved.

''The prosecution alleged that Trump's then-attorney Michael Cohen gave hush money to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, amounting to US$130,000, in 2016, shortly before the presidential election that same year. The payment was to ensure that Daniels did not talk publicly about her affair with Trump in 2006. Then, in 2017, Cohen received US$420,000 from Trump himself and his trust as reimbursement for various payments he had made on Trump's behalf, including the payment to Daniels. The alleged crime itself allegedly occurred when Trump filed documents which misclassified the payments to Cohen. The prosecution argued the fraud occurred, and was intentional.''

It just feels like there's a lot of room for readers to get confused while reading it. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about potentially improving it. If not, then we can proceed. Professor Penguino (talk) 01:45, 4 June 2024 (UTC)