Judge denies Trump’s bid to throw out hush money conviction: Report

May Be Interested In:Dhruv Rathee REACTS to SC ordering Ranveer Allahbadia to not leave India without court’s approval: ‘Height of stupidity’ | – The Times of India


A judge on Monday ruled that Donald Trump’s conviction for falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal should stand, rejecting the US president-elect’s argument that a recent Supreme Court ruling nullified the verdict, the New York Times reported.

Trump’s lawyers argued that having the case hang over him during his presidency would impede his ability to govern. He was initially scheduled to be sentenced on November 26, but Justice Juan Merchan pushed that back indefinitely after Trump defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election.

Prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office, which brought the case, said there were measures short of the “extreme remedy” of overturning the jury’s verdict that could assuage Trump’s concerns about being distracted by a criminal case while serving as president.

The case stemmed from a $1,30,000 payment that Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen made to adult film actor Stormy Daniels. The payment was for her silence before the 2016 election about a sexual encounter she has said she had a decade earlier with Trump, who denies it.

A Manhattan jury in May found Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up the payment. It was the first time a US president — former or sitting – had been convicted of or charged with a criminal offense.

Trump pleaded not guilty and called the case an attempt by Bragg, a Democrat, to harm his 2024 campaign.



share Share facebook pinterest whatsapp x print

Similar Content

Coronation Street 's new boss has warned that multiple characters face the axe as she told of several 'unexpected exits' coming up for 2025
Coronation Street set to axe multiple characters as new show boss reveals several ‘unexpected exits’ that will send ‘shockwaves’ through the soap
Saturday is the winter solstice. Make the most of the shortest day of the year
Saturday is the winter solstice. Make the most of the shortest day of the year
A unique spin on the classic holiday eggnog
A unique spin on the classic holiday eggnog
Actor Mel Gibson, 69, left Joe Rogan shocked when he revealed three of his friends with stage four cancer allegedly cured their disease with anti-parasitic drugs ivermectin and fenbendazole
Joe Rogan left stunned as Mel Gibson reveals astounding way three friends cured their stage 4 cancers
Humans and whales share common language traits, researchers find | CBC News
Humans and whales share common language traits, researchers find | CBC News
Was Captain America: Brave New World’s post-credits scene shot in 2010?
Was Captain America: Brave New World’s post-credits scene shot in 2010?
In the Spotlight: The Stories You Need to See | © 2024 | Daily News