What's It All About Then

Not really criticizing here, but there's something about this formulation which makes it sound somehow trivial.

The Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, has charged Mr. Trump with 34 felonies, accusing him of falsifying documents to conceal a sex scandal involving a porn star.

Further down, the article says, more clarifyingly:

Mr. Trump is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and, if convicted, could face up to four years in prison.