Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked for the former president’s conviction in his hush-money criminal case to be overturned and his sentencing this month delayed, US media report.
A letter sent by Trump’s lawyers to the New York judge presiding over the trial reportedly cites Monday’s Supreme Court ruling that granted the former president immunity from prosecution for official actions he took while in office.
In May, Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records. He will be sentenced on 11 July.
His team points out that he signed off the records while president in 2017, but one lawyer suggested this was unlikely to be considered an official act.
The Party of Jesus Christ just made Fucking a Porn Star behind your Pregnant Wife’s back and then using your Sheep’s Money to keep her quiet an OFFICIAL Act of the Presidency! And DEMOCRATS are the Swamp!
Trump never wanted to “drain the swamp”. He wanted people to look elsewhere. He is the swamp.
No, that’s not at all what they did.
All those things happened before he was president. None of it would count.
This ruling is about his January 6th trial, and the Georgia election interference trial.
He has not yet been convicted of either of those, so there is nothing to overturn. He’s talking about the hush money case.