> Judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
Judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
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Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan's decision 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.
Prosecutors have said there should be some accommodation for his upcoming presidency, but they insist the conviction should stand.
A jury convicted Trump in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels in 2016. Trump denies wrongdoing.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-hush-money-conviction-supreme-court-immunity-ruling/507-ea8d3284-41e6-4318-9f3c-d411544dd410