Legal experts are weighing in on whether Manhattan prosecutors have a strong case against former President Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying business records to disguise hush money payments related to the 2016 campaign. Trump has been charged with 34 counts of falsification of business records, which in and of itself is a fairly clear-cut allegation. However, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has brought the charges as felonies instead of a misdemeanors. This means that Bragg will have to prove that the records were falsified with the intent to conceal or further another crime, yet court papers provided little clarity on how he intends to establish an underlying crime. Nonetheless, other experts say Bragg has a case that could plausibly end in a guilty verdict and that his legal theories are on solid ground. Critics, however, say the public would have been better served with more detail. Trump’s legal problems have also raised questions about whether someone charged with, or convicted of, a crime should be allowed to run for president. While there is nothing in the Constitution to prevent Trump from running on the basis of his current criminal charges, some are arguing that there should be. However, this would actually be a bad thing for democracy, according to those in favor of reforming the criminal legal system.