US EditionAppeals court gives Trump another shot at erasing his hush money conviction
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the lower court erred by not fully considering Trump’s claim of presidential immunity in his 34-count falsifying business records conviction.
- A federal appeals court gave new life to President Donald Trump's bid to erase his hush money conviction, ordering a lower court to reconsider moving the case to federal court where Trump can seek to have it thrown out on presidential immunity grounds.
- The three-judge panel ruled that the district judge erred by failing to consider whether evidence admitted during the trial relates to immunized official acts that would transform the case to one involving Trump's presidential duties.
- Trump was convicted in May 2024 of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, but denies her claim of an affair and says he did nothing wrong.
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Trump gets another shot at erasing his hush money conviction
A US federal appeal court on Thursday said Donald Trump deserves another chance to show his New York state hush money criminal case belonged in federal court, providing a fresh opportunity for the US president to try to erase his conviction. Trump has argued that presidents are immune from prosecution over their official acts. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said a federal district judge should have more closely reviewed whether…
US Appeals Court Resurrects Trump’s Attempt to Dismiss NY Criminal Conviction
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday revived President Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss his business records criminal conviction, ruling the president can move his case out of a New York state court. A panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed an order from a lower court judge, saying the judge had “bypassed what we consider to be important issues bearing on the ultimate issue of good cause.” The panel of judges on the appeals …
Appeals court revives Trump’s effort to fight hush money conviction in light of Supreme Court immunity ruling
A panel of three judges sent the case back to a district court judge to address certain questions raised by the Supreme Court’s decision and determine whether Trump meets the threshold to be heard a second time.
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