Trump found guilty in New York hush money trial, becoming first ex-president convicted of a crime
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump found guilty in New York hush money trial, becoming first ex-president convicted of a crime

Salon  

Donald Trump was the first U.S. president to ever be charged with a crime after leaving office. That's how Michael Cohen, who spent a decade working as Trump's personal attorney, described his boss' reaction to speculation that Daniels' story could come out. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism Cohen said that, at Trump's request, he tried to hold off on paying Daniels until after the 2016 election — because at that point, no one would care. Hope Hicks, a longtime loyal aide to Trump, likewise testified about Trump's relief when another woman who was reportedly paid off, former Playboy model Karen McDougal, only went public after he was in the White House, suggesting to Hicks, as she recalled it, "that it would have been bad to have that story come out before the election." Despite prosecutors introducing an invoice showing that Cohen had paid Daniels' lawyer — with handwritten notes from former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg detailing how Cohen would be reimbursed — Blanche insisted that the former president's fixer at the time was only paid for his legal work, pursuant to a retainer that was never documented.

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Pardon Trump? New York governor says president-elect would have to show ‘remorse’
6 days, 13 hours ago

Pardon Trump? New York governor says president-elect would have to show ‘remorse’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As Donald Trump fights to overturn his hush money criminal conviction, the one New York Democrat with authority to grant him a pardon signaled that she would need to see some remorse from the president-elect first. Kathy Hochul was asked Wednesday if she would consider pardoning Trump, after a judge this week refused to throw out the …

Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money case
1 week ago

Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money case

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After the judge overseeing his hush money trial refused to …

A criminal trial while in office? Will Trump's hush money conviction stand?
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1 week, 1 day ago

A criminal trial while in office? Will Trump's hush money conviction stand?

Firstpost  

Donald Trump has lost a bid to dismiss his hush money conviction, as a Manhattan judge ruled that the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision does not apply to this case. The ruling keeps the legal drama alive as Trump, now elected for a second term, faces the unprecedented situation of a criminal conviction while in office Former US President Donald …

Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction
1 week, 1 day ago

Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction

Deccan Chronicle  

New York: A New York judge ruled Monday against a bid by US President-elect Donald Trump to have his conviction for covering up hush money payments to a porn star thrown out on immunity grounds. Prosecutors convinced a jury during the hush money trial that Trump's payments were made to cover up a scandal that would have hurt his 2016 …

Setback for Trump, US court rejects his bid to throw out hush money conviction
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1 week, 1 day ago

Setback for Trump, US court rejects his bid to throw out hush money conviction

Firstpost  

A court in US refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s felony conviction in the New York hush money case because of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity A court in the US denied to throw out Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, saying that the US President-elect’s felony conviction should not be tossed out because of the Supreme …

Trump hush money judge refuses to throw out conviction on presidential ‘immunity’ grounds
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump hush money judge refuses to throw out conviction on presidential ‘immunity’ grounds

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial has refused …

No presidential immunity for Trump in hush money case
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1 week, 1 day ago

No presidential immunity for Trump in hush money case

Hindustan Times  

A judge on Monday ruled that Donald Trump's conviction for falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal should stand, rejecting the U.S. president-elect's argument that a recent Supreme Court ruling nullified the verdict, the New York Times reported. Former U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial …

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction
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1 week, 1 day ago

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-17 14:13 FILE PHOTO: US President-elect Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. NEW YORK -- A judge in New York denied on Monday US President-elect Donald …

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction
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1 week, 1 day ago

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: US President-elect Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. NEW YORK -- A judge in New York denied on Monday US President-elect Donald Trump's motion to throw out …

Judge rejects Donald Trump's bid to use presidential immunity to dismiss hush money conviction
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1 week, 1 day ago

Judge rejects Donald Trump's bid to use presidential immunity to dismiss hush money conviction

ABC  

A judge has rejected president-elect Donald Trump's bid to have his "hush money" conviction dismissed because of the US Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. Manhattan Judge Juan M Merchan's decision on Monday eliminates one potential off-ramp from the case ahead of Trump's return to office next month, but his lawyers have raised other arguments for dismissal. A jury …

US judge rejects Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss hush money conviction: Report
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1 week, 1 day ago

US judge rejects Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss hush money conviction: Report

India Today  

A judge in New York on Monday rejected US President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to have his hush money conviction dismissed, dismissing his claim that a recent Supreme Court ruling on the President's immunity ruling had invalidated the verdict. Donald Trump was convicted in May of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 hush money payment made to adult film actress …

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to throw out Stormy Daniels hush money conviction
1 week, 1 day ago

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to throw out Stormy Daniels hush money conviction

Al Jazeera  

A New York judge rejected a claim by Trump’s lawyers that he is immune from prosecution as a former US president. A United States judge has rejected a claim by Donald Trump’s lawyers that the president-elect’s hush money conviction should be thrown out because the Supreme Court has ruled that former presidents are immune from prosecution. New York Judge Juan …

Judge rules Trump does not have presidential immunity protections in hush money conviction
1 week, 2 days ago

Judge rules Trump does not have presidential immunity protections in hush money conviction

CNN  

CNN — Donald Trump’s felony conviction in the New York hush money case should not be tossed out because of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, Judge Juan Merchan ruled Monday. “Even if this Court did find that the disputed evidence constitutes official acts under the auspices of the Trump decision, which it does not, Defendant’s motion is still …

Trump loses bid to toss hush money conviction based on presidential immunity
1 week, 2 days ago

Trump loses bid to toss hush money conviction based on presidential immunity

Politico  

In that July decision — issued more than a month after a New York jury convicted Trump in the hush money case — the Supreme Court declared that prosecutors generally cannot charge former presidents with crimes, or even introduce evidence, stemming from their official presidential acts. And the judge wrote that even if some of that evidence had been improperly …

'President-elect immunity does not exist': NYC DA rips Trump’s demand to drop case
2 weeks ago

'President-elect immunity does not exist': NYC DA rips Trump’s demand to drop case

Raw Story  

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg isn’t ready to let Donald Trump off the hook in his fraud case involving hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Bragg wrote in a filing made public Tuesday that he opposes Trump’s attempt to have the state court ruling “immediately” thrown out based on last month’s presidential election win. Bragg added that …

DA suggests unusual idea for halting Trump’s hush money case while upholding his conviction
2 weeks ago

DA suggests unusual idea for halting Trump’s hush money case while upholding his conviction

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Eager to preserve President-elect Donald Trump ’s hush money conviction even as he returns to office, prosecutors are suggesting various ways forward — including one based on how some courts handle criminal cases when defendants die. Trump’s spokesperson called the ideas “pathetic.” In court papers made public Tuesday, the Manhattan district attorney’s office proposed an array of …

Manhattan DA urges judge not to toss out guilty verdict in Trump hush money case
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Manhattan DA urges judge not to toss out guilty verdict in Trump hush money case

Politico  

Trump was found guilty in May of 34 felonies for falsifying business records related to a hush money scheme that covered up a potential sex scandal in the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign. “Even after the inauguration, defendant’s temporary immunity as the sitting President will still not justify the extreme remedy of discarding the jury’s unanimous guilty verdict …

Supreme Court again declines to lift gag order in Trump hush money case
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Supreme Court again declines to lift gag order in Trump hush money case

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court again denied a request to lift a gag order placed on President-elect Donald Trump after he was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York. Earlier this year, the high court shut down an effort by the Missouri attorney general to remove the gag order. After Trump was convicted, Judge Juan Merchan …

Joy Behar cringes as John Fetterman explains that Trump's hush money trial was 'clearly politically motivated'
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Joy Behar cringes as John Fetterman explains that Trump's hush money trial was 'clearly politically motivated'

Daily Mail  

Sen. John Fetterman stunned The View co-host when he claimed that Donald Trump's New York City trial should also be pardoned. 'I think it's undeniable that the case against Hunter Biden was really politically motivated, but I also think it's true that the trial in New York for Trump, that was political as well, too,' Fetterman told Behar during an …

'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case
3 weeks ago

'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s legal team has sought for dismissal of his Manhattan criminal hush-money case arguing President Joe Biden used similar reasoning to pardon his son, Hunter Biden Donald Trump's legal team is now arguing that the hush money case should be thrown out given his win in the US presidential election. Lawyers of Donald Trump have invoked Joe Biden’s decision …

Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in latest bid to wipe out his hush money conviction
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in latest bid to wipe out his hush money conviction

Politico  

In the new filing — which at times reads more like a grievance-laden Trump stump speech than a legal brief — Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove argued that Biden’s assertions about Hunter Biden having been “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted” and “treated differently” were tantamount to an “extraordinary condemnation of President Biden’s own DOJ.” Trump has tapped Blanche and …

Has Trump’s legal storm blown away?
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Has Trump’s legal storm blown away?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In light of the legal immunity afforded to U.S. Presidents for official acts, Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith recently moved to drop the charges against President-elect Donald Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, specifically the criminal charges for encouraging a violent mob to attack the U.S. Capitol on January …

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes
4 weeks ago

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One year after the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was committed to holding accountable all perpetrators “at any level” for “the assault on our democracy.” That bold declaration won’t apply to at least one person: Donald Trump. Now it’s time to ensure what happened to President Trump never happens …

The Fatal Flaw That Doomed the Trump Trials
4 weeks ago

The Fatal Flaw That Doomed the Trump Trials

Slate  

Last week, Donald Trump’s lawyers asked Justice Juan Merchan to dismiss the New York hush money case against him because he is—by dint of securing the presidency—now too big to sentence. This week on Amicus Plus, Dahlia Lithwick was joined by investigative reporter Andrea Bernstein, host of the Slate Plus series “The Law According to Trump,” and Slate’s jurisprudence editor, …

Donald Trump's criminal prosecution for election subversion and mishandling documents to be discontinued
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Donald Trump's criminal prosecution for election subversion and mishandling documents to be discontinued

ABC  

US prosecutors have decided to drop two criminal cases against president-elect Donald Trump. After Mr Smith's motions were filed on Monday, local time, Trump used social media to attack the cases as "empty and lawless" and say they "should never have been brought". Mr Smith's motion to dismiss the election interference case said the decision did "not turn on the …

Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing delayed indefinitely, legal team calls it a ‘decisive win’
1 month ago

Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing delayed indefinitely, legal team calls it a ‘decisive win’

Live Mint  

Donald Trump's sentencing in hush money case has been delayed indefinitely. Trump's legal team cited a landmark July ruling from the Supreme Court that gives presidents sweeping immunity for official acts committed while in office to justify their request. Accordingly, Trump's communications director, Steven Cheung, said in a statement, “In a decisive win for President Trump, the hoax Manhattan Case …

Trump’s hush money sentencing indefinitely postponed as judge considers tossing conviction
1 month ago

Trump’s hush money sentencing indefinitely postponed as judge considers tossing conviction

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial has …

Judge in Donald Trump's hush money case delays sentencing indefinitely
1 month ago

Judge in Donald Trump's hush money case delays sentencing indefinitely

Firstpost  

In a legal win for the President-elect, the judge in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case ordered on Friday that his sentencing, which was set for next week, be delayed indefinitely, according to a report In a legal win for the President-elect, the judge in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case ordered on Friday that his sentencing, which was set …

Judge Cancels Trump's Hush Money Trial Sentencing
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1 month ago

Judge Cancels Trump's Hush Money Trial Sentencing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Friday canceled the sentencing hearing that had been set for Nov. 26 without immediately setting a new date. The brief order issued by New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan set new deadlines: Trump’s team has until Dec. 2 to file its brief on dismissal, and prosecutors …

Judge indefinitely postpones sentencing in Trump's hush money case
1 month ago

Judge indefinitely postpones sentencing in Trump's hush money case

NPR  

Judge indefinitely postpones sentencing in Trump's hush money case toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images New York Judge Juan Merchan has indefinitely adjourned President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money criminal case. The filing to indefinitely adjourn next week's sentencing date comes several days after both lawyers agreed that a stay would help sort out unprecedented legal questions. Trump's lawyers …

Judge delays sentencing in Trump’s felony conviction, asks both sides about next steps
1 month ago

Judge delays sentencing in Trump’s felony conviction, asks both sides about next steps

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers want his felony conviction to be immediately dismissed. A judge confirmed Friday that President-elect Donald Trump will not be sentenced this month in his hush money case in which he was convicted of 34 felony counts. Amid a flurry of filings in the case since Trump’s election win this month, it had already become clear that …

Trump's New York sentencing indefinitely postponed
1 month ago

Trump's New York sentencing indefinitely postponed

Salon  

New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan issued an order Friday that indefinitely postpones President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. The order states that the court will grant a stay of sentencing, agreed to by both Trump and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, but it remains unclear if the case will now be entirely dismissed. …

Donald Trump's hush money case sentencing postponed indefinitely
1 month ago

Donald Trump's hush money case sentencing postponed indefinitely

India Today  

Donald Trump may seek dismissal of the criminal case in which he was convicted in May of 34 felony counts involving hush money paid to a porn star, a judge ruled on Friday, while also indefinitely delaying Trump's sentencing in light of his victory in the November 5 US presidential election. Prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office this …

Trump's lawyers 'show boldness' in demanding New York guilty verdict be thrown out
1 month ago

Trump's lawyers 'show boldness' in demanding New York guilty verdict be thrown out

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's lawyers submitted a filing on Wednesday demanding that the guilty verdict in the New York "hush money" trial be vacated because it would eventually be dismissed anyway. "Immediate dismissal of this case is mandated by the federal Constitution, the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, and the interests of justice, in order to facilitate the orderly transition of executive …

Prosecutors open to delaying Trump’s sentencing in hush money case
1 month ago

Prosecutors open to delaying Trump’s sentencing in hush money case

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutors oppose dismissing case but concede sentencing could be delayed until US president-elect is out of office. New York prosecutors say they are opposed to dismissing United States President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case but have expressed openness to delaying his sentencing until after his second term. However, “given the need to balance competing constitutional interests”, prosecutors said that “consideration …

Manhattan DA agrees to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case
1 month ago

Manhattan DA agrees to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case

CNN  

CNN — The Manhattan district attorney said Tuesday it would agree to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing to give them time to litigate the President-elect’s expected motion to dismiss the hush money case. In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan, the district attorney’s office also acknowledged that Trump is not likely to be sentenced “until after the end of after the …

Manhattan prosecutors ask for additional pause in Trump hush-money criminal case
1 month ago

Manhattan prosecutors ask for additional pause in Trump hush-money criminal case

NPR  

Manhattan prosecutors ask for additional pause in Trump hush-money criminal case toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday asked a judge to pause further proceedings in the criminal trial against President-elect Donald Trump in order to give both sides time to weigh the unprecedented nature of the situation. But now that Trump has been elected …

New York prosecutors say they will oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction
1 month ago

New York prosecutors say they will oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump leaves Manhattan criminal court, where he was convicted of 34 felony counts in his hush money trial earlier this year. New York prosecutors said Tuesday they’ll oppose any effort to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s felony hush money conviction as his sentencing looms, but they expressed some openness to delaying the case until after his impending second term. …

Trump’s NY 'sentencing should proceed promptly': Ex-federal prosecutor
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s NY 'sentencing should proceed promptly': Ex-federal prosecutor

Raw Story  

As President-Elect Donald Trump and his attorneys seek to make the MAGA leader's legal cases disappear following his election victory, former federal prosecutor Randall Eliason makes the case for why Trump's New York hush money case sentencing should still move forward. "Out of an abundance of caution," Judge Juan "Merchan avoided a preelection sentencing that potentially could have influenced the …

What happens to Donald Trump’s criminal conviction? Here are a few ways it could go
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1 month, 1 week ago

What happens to Donald Trump’s criminal conviction? Here are a few ways it could go

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s election victory created a profound conundrum for the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York. Trump’s lawyers are urging Merchan to act “in the interests of justice” and rip up the verdict, the first criminal conviction of a former and now future U.S. president. Grant Trump’s immunity claim Another way Merchan could get rid …

Unsealed documents detail Donald Trump's fresh bid to dismiss 'hush money' convictions
1 month, 1 week ago

Unsealed documents detail Donald Trump's fresh bid to dismiss 'hush money' convictions

ABC  

A judge in New York has put off a decision about whether Donald Trump's "hush money" convictions should be thrown out as legal teams consider the impact of his election win. In court documents unsealed overnight, it has been revealed his legal team moved in recent days to renew his bid to have his 34 felony convictions in the New …

'Clearly paid off': Expert admits Trump stumbled onto a winning legal tactic
1 month, 1 week ago

'Clearly paid off': Expert admits Trump stumbled onto a winning legal tactic

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's legal strategy seems to have paid off now that he's been re-elected as president without serving time behind bars for the crimes he's accused of committing, an expert said Tuesday. "If the judge decides to keep the conviction intact, the former president’s lawyers are expected to ask Merchan to delay Trump’s sentencing so they can appeal," CNN reported, …

NY hush money case: Judge delays ruling on Trump’s conviction until November 19
1 month, 1 week ago

NY hush money case: Judge delays ruling on Trump’s conviction until November 19

Firstpost  

Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in May after a jury found he had fraudulently manipulated business records to cover up an alleged sexual encounter with a porn star ahead of the 2016 election The judge in Donald Trump’s New York criminal case has delayed to November 19 a decision on potentially throwing out the US president-elect’s conviction, the …

Court delays decision on sentencing Trump to November 19
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1 month, 1 week ago

Court delays decision on sentencing Trump to November 19

Hindustan Times  

The judge in Donald Trump's New York criminal case has delayed to November 19 a decision on potentially throwing out the US president-elect's conviction, the court said Tuesday. Court delays decision on sentencing Trump to November 19 Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in May after a jury found he had fraudulently manipulated business records to cover up an …

Trump's hush money trial judge delays major ruling with a month until his sentencing
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's hush money trial judge delays major ruling with a month until his sentencing

Daily Mail  

The judge in Donald Trump's hush money case has delayed a decision on whether to throw out the charges with less than a month until his sentencing. Judge Juan Merchan pushed back a decision on immunity in the case where the president-elect was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to silence Stormy Daniels. Merchan had been expected …

Judge to rule on throwing out Trump hush money conviction
1 month, 1 week ago

Judge to rule on throwing out Trump hush money conviction

Raw Story  

The judge in U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's New York criminal case will decide Tuesday whether to throw out his conviction, potentially handing him a major legal win as he prepares to take office again. Trump, due to be sentenced on November 26, may receive a reprieve if Judge Juan Merchan decides to dismiss the case following the Supreme Court's recent …

Decision on Trump’s hush money verdict today. Will this begin an end to his legal troubles?
1 month, 1 week ago

Decision on Trump’s hush money verdict today. Will this begin an end to his legal troubles?

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump has challenged his conviction in the case related to hush money payments to porn start Stormy Daniels Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, US, July 27, 2024. File Image/Reuters A judge in New York will rule on Tuesday whether US President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction …

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A judge has postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction as prosecutors consider how to proceed in light of last week’s election and his lawyers argue for dismissal so he can run the country. Trump lawyer Emil Bove, meanwhile, argued the case must be thrown out altogether “to avoid unconstitutional impediments …

Decision on whether to overturn Donald Trump’s New York hush money conviction is delayed
1 month, 1 week ago

Decision on whether to overturn Donald Trump’s New York hush money conviction is delayed

CNN  

CNN — New York Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday agreed to give Manhattan prosecutors and Donald Trump’s lawyers a week to hash out how to proceed in Trump’s hush money case now that Trump has been reelected, raising new questions of whether Trump will ever be sentenced after being convicted in May. The Manhattan district attorney “violated the Presidential immunity …

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case
1 month, 1 week ago

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case

LA Times  

Donald Trump, standing with defense attorney Todd Blanche, speaks at the Manhattan criminal court during his spring trial. A judge postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case, after his lawyers called for freezing and ultimately dismissing the case so he can run the country. New York Judge Juan M. Merchan had …

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