Manhattan prosecutors are urging the judge who oversaw Donald J. Trump’s criminal hush-money trial to uphold his conviction, seeking to cast doubt on the former president’s long-shot bid to overturn the case because of a recent Supreme Court ruling.
In a court filing made public on Thursday, the Manhattan district attorney’s office argued that the Supreme Court’s decision this month granting Mr. Trump broad immunity for official actions he took in the White House had “no bearing on this prosecution.”
In a court filing made public on Thursday, the Manhattan district attorney’s office argued that the Supreme Court’s decision this month granting Mr. Trump broad immunity for official actions he took in the White House had “no bearing on this prosecution.”
Prosecutors Say Immunity Ruling Has No Bearing on Trump’s Conviction
The Manhattan district attorney’s office argued that a recent Supreme Court ruling did not apply to the type of evidence it had deployed against the former president.
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