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Judge Refuses to Toss Trump ‘Hush Money’ Conviction Based on Immunity

Judge Juan Melchán ruled Monday that President-elect Donald Trump's felony conviction in his “hush money” trial should not be thrown out, based on the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. Lawyers for the president-elect have sought to vacate his May conviction in a New York business records case, citing the Supreme Court ruling. trump […]

Judge rules Trump's conviction withstands Supreme Court immunity decision

A New York judge has upheld a jury's verdict charging President-elect Trump with a felony, ruling that his hush money conviction can withstand the Supreme Court's new test of presidential immunity. Judge Juan Melchan The decision will be made quickly When Trump won the presidential election over Vice President Harris and voters chose to push […]

Judge spurns Donald Trump effort to scrap hush money conviction based on immunity

President-elect Donald Trump's bid to overturn his conviction in the Manhattan hush money case based on the U.S. Supreme Court's immunity ruling was rejected by a judge on Monday. In a 41-page decision, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Melchan concluded that the 34 convictions are currently upheld and warrant immunity. “The public's use of these […]

Alvin Bragg’s office suggests unusual idea to uphold Trump’s hush money conviction

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday proposed a “novel” idea to preserve Donald Trump's “hush money” conviction, based on a legal tool used in cases of death. Prosecutors have indicated that Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan may write in the court record that Trump's guilty verdict still stands, but that he could vacate […]