The 'Trump Tower conspiracy' is the key to a hush money conviction: former prosecutor

With closing arguments in the Donald Trump hush money case scheduled for after the Memorial Day holiday weekend, one former prosecutor offered up a game plan for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office to follow that could secure a conviction.

In a column for Salon, former federal prosecutor Dennis Aftergut argued that the jury should be reminded over and over again that the heart of the case stems from what he calls the "Trump Tower conspiracy."

As he explained, prosecutor...