Trump visits New York construction site before Supreme Court considers if he's immune from prosecution while he sits in hush money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump visits New York construction site before Supreme Court considers if he's immune from prosecution while he sits in hush money trial

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump was greeted by hundreds chanting 'USA, USA' as he met union workers in New York on the morning of a monumental day in the courts. The former president greeted teamsters on a construction site and signed MAGA hats as he prepared for another day of testimony in the Manhattan hush money trial. Before heading to Manhattan criminal court on Thursday morning, Donald Trump made a stop greeting hundreds of union workers and signing MAGA hats Trump was greeted by teamster supporters chanting 'USA' in New York on the morning of another monumental day in court Workers from the site gathered outside while others stood on scaffolding to get a glimp Supporters had started gathering shortly after 4AM, adorning themselves in signature red MAGA hats and carried flags and banners with them Union Workers for Trump. USA!’ Speaking to media gathered at the surprise stop, Trump tore into competitor President Joe Biden for his border policies and slammed the judge in the Manhattan trial for not allowing him to go to the Supreme Court for his immunity hearing taking place the same day The former president greeted hundreds of staff on a construction site as he prepared for another day of testimony in the Manhattan hush money trial 'This whole thing it's election interference' he told the crowd of his legal battles and then took a shot at President Joe Biden Trump claims that should not be prosecuted for election fraud or crimes linked to January 6 because he was president at the time. The former President spent 30 minutes signing hats and helmets, taking selfies with supporters and workers who waited anxiously to meet him Construction workers at the site wore MAGA hats, while others put Trump stickers on their hard hats, seen here Trump speaks with construction workers at the construction site of the new JPMorgan Chase headquarters in midtown Trump signed MAGA hats for supporters gathered to meet him before going to court Pecker ended his second day of testimony on Wednesday by laying out how he coordinated with Michael Cohen when Playboy model Karen McDougal came forward with affair allegations.

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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 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 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
Top News
1 week 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 …

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

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied
1 week, 1 day ago

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied

India TV News  

On Monday, a Manhattan judge denied President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss his hush money conviction, rejecting arguments that the US Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity ruling should invalidate the case. Highlights from Trump’s defense Trump's legal team argued that evidence used in his family, such as financial disclosures and testimony from White House aides, related to his official conduct …

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 …

'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 …

'Completely immune': Trump seeks to have last criminal charges thrown out
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Completely immune': Trump seeks to have last criminal charges thrown out

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump could soon have one less thing to worry about as he prepares his return to the White House. In a filing on Wednesday, Trump’s legal team formally asked the Georgia Court of Appeals to toss the criminal charges against him in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election subversion case, which has been on hold for several …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Trump allies call for DOJ to go after president-elect’s political enemies
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump allies call for DOJ to go after president-elect’s political enemies

Raw Story  

With the nomination of former congressman Matt Gaetz, a MAGA loyalist known for hyperbolic rhetorical attacks against Donald Trump’s enemies, to serve as attorney general, the president-elect appears to be eying the U.S. Justice Department as a cudgel against his political enemies. “There must be severe legal, political and financial consequences,” Davis said, after citing the FBI raid on Trump’s …

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 …

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 …

Supreme Court refuses legal lifesaver for former Trump chief of staff
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court refuses legal lifesaver for former Trump chief of staff

NPR  

Supreme Court refuses legal lifesaver for former Trump chief of staff toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The Supreme Court dealt a major legal blow to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Tuesday, refusing to move the Georgia election interference charges against him from state to federal court. Trump was indicted on similar state charges, but …

US Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap president-elect Trump's conviction in hush money case
1 month, 1 week ago

US Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap president-elect Trump's conviction in hush money case

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: A judge on Tuesday put off a key ruling in President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case as his lawyers argued for dismissing it so he can run the country. Trump lawyer Emil Bove, meanwhile, argued that throwing out the case is "necessary to avoid unconstitutional impediments to President Trump's ability to govern." Trump's lawyers cited that ruling to …

As Trump grasps unprecedented power, the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity looms large
1 month, 2 weeks ago

As Trump grasps unprecedented power, the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity looms large

CNN  

CNN — The roiling debate over the strength of democratic restraints to keep Donald Trump in check when he returns to the White House in January has put a renewed focus on a divisive Supreme Court ruling that some fear could enable his worst impulses. Taken together, the political and legal alignment will usher Trump into a second term with …

'No legal impediment' to Trump being sentenced in hush money case: ex-prosecutor
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'No legal impediment' to Trump being sentenced in hush money case: ex-prosecutor

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is set to be sentenced in New York on Nov. 26, and legal analysts wonder how Judge Juan Merchan will proceed. Just a few weeks ago, one group of legal experts on the "Jack" podcast suggested that Merchan could issue a jail sentence but suspend it until Trump leaves office. Legal analyst Harry Litman told MSNBC on Thursday …

"He now has immunity": Expert warns second term Trump can do "awful lot" without fear of prosecution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"He now has immunity": Expert warns second term Trump can do "awful lot" without fear of prosecution

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump projected victory on Tuesday left the legal cases in jeopardy as he prepares to take office. Smith's case against Trump in D.C., accusing him of attempting to subvert President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory and obstruct Congress' certification of the results on Jan. 6, 2021, was dealt a heavy blow in July when the Supreme Court ruled …

DOJ reportedly looking to ‘wind down’ the criminal cases against Trump before he’s sworn in
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DOJ reportedly looking to ‘wind down’ the criminal cases against Trump before he’s sworn in

The Independent  

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Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

LA Times  

Donald Trump speaks after voting on at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on Tuesday in Palm Beach, Fla. Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before the president-elect takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with …

Trump seeks second shot to transfer hush money case to federal court: report
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump seeks second shot to transfer hush money case to federal court: report

Raw Story  

A federal appeals court will weigh whether to allow Donald Trump a second shot to argue that his hush-money case should be moved from New York state court into a federal courtroom. The latest move from the former president’s legal team comes after U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected Trump’s request last month seeking permission to make a new argument …

Jack Smith Is Trying to Offer the Public His Evidence Against Trump
54 years, 11 months ago

Jack Smith Is Trying to Offer the Public His Evidence Against Trump

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. Special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump took a major step last week when Smith submitted a court filing that argues the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision should not prevent the former president from facing …

Leaked memo reveals Justice Roberts’ role in shaping bombshell Trump immunity ruling
3 months, 1 week ago

Leaked memo reveals Justice Roberts’ role in shaping bombshell Trump immunity ruling

Raw Story  

Progressive legal expert Elie Mystal, in his blistering condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial 6-3 immunity ruling in Trump v. the United States, has made a major distinction between "qualified immunity" and "absolute immunity." Salon's Nicholas Liu explains, "John Roberts, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, on February 22, issued a memo to his colleagues urging them not …

Trump trial news: Trump is a felon—but now he won’t be sentenced before the election. Wait, what?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump trial news: Trump is a felon—but now he won’t be sentenced before the election. Wait, what?

Slate  

This is a special breaking news edition of Keeping Up With the Trump Trials. On Friday, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan officially decided that Trump’s sentencing will be postponed until Nov. 26—three weeks after the presidential election. Merchan had initially scheduled Trump’s sentencing for July 11, but 10 days before it was set to happen, the Supreme Court …

Trump’s Jan. 6 case to extend beyond Election Day under timeline laid out by judge
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s Jan. 6 case to extend beyond Election Day under timeline laid out by judge

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Exactly two months out from the presidential election, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan plans to move ahead with the case accusing former President Donald Trump of subverting the 2020 presidential election results, telling Trump’s attorneys that she is “not concerned with the electoral schedule.” Chutkan released a timeline for the case late Thursday afternoon setting several deadlines for …

Trump hush money sentencing delayed until after November election
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump hush money sentencing delayed until after November election

Politico  

“The Court is a fair, impartial and apolitical institution,” Merchan wrote in a letter to lawyers in the case. In mid-August, Trump asked Merchan to postpone the sentencing for the Republican presidential nominee’s conviction on falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star. The Supreme Court’s immunity decision in Trump v. United States is …

Prosecutors, Trump’s lawyers clash in court over next steps in election interference case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors, Trump’s lawyers clash in court over next steps in election interference case

LA Times  

An image from a video released by the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection shows then-President Trump recording a statement on the afternoon of the riot from the White House Rose Garden. Prosecutors and defense lawyers clashed in court Thursday over the next steps in the federal election interference prosecution of Donald Trump in the first hearing …

Trump’s push to move hush money case to federal court fails - again
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s push to move hush money case to federal court fails - again

The Independent  

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Federal court deals Trump a blow in hush money case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal court deals Trump a blow in hush money case

Raw Story  

For the second time in a week, a federal court has rejected Trump's request to move his Manhattan criminal hush money case to federal court, reported MSNBC legal expert Lisa Rubin. "The Manhattan DA's office hasn't said a word in federal court with respect to Trump's efforts to move the hush money case there," she wrote. "First, they remind him …

It Looks Like the Supreme Court Is Going to Have to Decide Trump v. U.S. All Over Again
3 months, 3 weeks ago

It Looks Like the Supreme Court Is Going to Have to Decide Trump v. U.S. All Over Again

Slate  

Two months after the Supreme Court handed Donald J. Trump, and all future presidents, sweeping immunity from prosecution for so-called official acts, we’re starting to see how Trump v. United States is reshaping all four prosecutions against Trump. While we wait to hear whether Trump’s sentencing in Manhattan will go ahead on Sept. 18, special counsel Jack Smith is appealing …

Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction

LA Times  

A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former president’s attempt at an end-run around the state court where he was convicted and is set to be sentenced in two weeks. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein’s ruling — just hours after Trump’s lawyers asked him to …

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction and delay sentencing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction and delay sentencing

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his felony conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing next month. Trump’s lawyers have argued that prosecutors rushed to trial instead of waiting for the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision, and that the …

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing

LA Times  

Former President Trump asked a federal court to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his felony conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing next month. Trump’s lawyers have argued that prosecutors rushed to trial instead of waiting for the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision, and that the trial was “tainted” by evidence that …

Donald Trump Faces Revised US Indictment In Election Subversion Case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump Faces Revised US Indictment In Election Subversion Case

News 18  

Donald Trump faced a revised federal indictment on Tuesday accusing him of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, with prosecutors narrowing their approach after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution. U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained the superseding indictment in the Washington case, though it was highly unlikely to …

Legal scholars warn SCOTUS could "manipulate" immunity definition to torpedo new Trump indictment
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Legal scholars warn SCOTUS could "manipulate" immunity definition to torpedo new Trump indictment

Salon  

The Supreme Court's lack of clarity in its presidential immunity ruling's definition of "official" conduct leaves room for former President Donald Trump to fight the refiled indictment alleging he conspired to thwart the results of the 2020 presidential election. Smith's new indictment again includes four felony charges against Trump but excluded evidence concerning Trump's official conduct in office, including the …

Trump faces new indictment in election interference case after Supreme Court immunity ruling
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump faces new indictment in election interference case after Supreme Court immunity ruling

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The superseding indictment — which was presented to …

Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday shut down a long-shot push from Missouri to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York. The Missouri attorney general went to the high court with the unusual request to sue New York after the justices granted Trump broad immunity from prosecution in …

Supreme Court smacks down lawsuit seeking to block Trump prosecution in New York
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court smacks down lawsuit seeking to block Trump prosecution in New York

Raw Story  

The United States Supreme Court this week denied Missouri Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey's request to block Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Earlier this year, Bailey filed a lawsuit against Bragg at the high court "for violating Missourians’ First Amendment right to hear from a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election," the Missouri …

Trump’s gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, N.Y. appeals court rules
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, N.Y. appeals court rules

LA Times  

Former President Trump’s legal team said Vice President Kamala Harris’ entry into the presidential race gives the matter new urgency as she pits herself as an ex-prosecutor taking on a convicted felon. A New York appeals court on Thursday denied former President Trump’s bid to end a gag order in his hush money criminal case, rejecting the Republican former president’s …

Trump news: Will the Supreme Court immunity decision change the hush money conviction?
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump news: Will the Supreme Court immunity decision change the hush money conviction?

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. Ever since the Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that presidents are immune from prosecution for “official acts,” Trump’s legal team has been trying to get his felony conviction in the New York hush money trial thrown out. …

Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction on immunity claim
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction on immunity claim

LA Times  

Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s historic hush money conviction, arguing that the verdict should stand despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. The Manhattan district attorney’s office said in court papers that the Supreme Court’s opinion “has no bearing” on the hush money case because it involves unofficial acts for which the former president …

Manhattan DA tells judge to reject Trump’s attempt to toss his hush money verdict after ‘immunity’ ruling
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Manhattan DA tells judge to reject Trump’s attempt to toss his hush money verdict after ‘immunity’ ruling

The Independent  

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Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s historic hush money conviction, arguing in court papers made public Thursday that the verdict should stand despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. Trump’s lawyers have argued that prosecutors rushed to trial instead of waiting for the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision, and that the trial …

Legal scholars: SCOTUS gave Trump a "big hammer" — and he may use it to undo NY conviction
5 months, 1 week ago

Legal scholars: SCOTUS gave Trump a "big hammer" — and he may use it to undo NY conviction

Salon  

The Manhattan justice weighing the fate of Donald Trump's guilty conviction in New York could potentially throw out the verdict if he decides jurors should never have heard certain evidence about the president's conduct as president — or the judge could uphold the verdict by deciding that evidence would have made little difference, according to legal experts. Wofford said Trump's …

Now Trump is claiming Supreme Court immunity ruling also wipes out E. Jean Carroll verdict
5 months, 1 week ago

Now Trump is claiming Supreme Court immunity ruling also wipes out E. Jean Carroll verdict

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump wants to take presidential immunity even further now — and use it to wipe out the civil judgments against him in the E. Jean Carroll case. In a footnote of his filing to try to get the Manhattan conviction dismissed, he hinted he also wants to use the Supreme Court's decision to wipe out the more …

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