2scents,
This is part of the bluff.
The prosecution proved with evidence and testimony, and this is quite obvious , that Trump was repaying Michael Cohen because Michael laid out $130,000 in payments to the person Trump had an affair with. That $130,000 payment was part of a scheme to prevent shame to candidate Trump.
None of that is a Trump Organization business expense. Who cares what the classification was or if Trump even knew how the ledger was written? He knew why he was paying Michael Cohen and he signed the checks !!!
I would like all the people that think they have great defenses for Trump to please contact him and tell him that he should have used their defenses. I am sure that the convicted felon and his lawyer team led by Todd Branche and Susan Necheles would love to discuss it with them.