Former President Donald Trump moved to have his New York felony conviction dismissed Thursday in light of the Supreme Court’s decision that presidents have immunity for official actions.
Lawyers for Trump argued in a motion that New York Judge Juan Merchan should dismiss Trump’s conviction in the hush money case where he was accused of falsifying business records because the prosecution relied on evidence that shouldn’t have been admissible for the jury to consider. The motion comes after the Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that Trump’s assertion of presidential immunity to shield himself from federal prosecution is valid for official acts.
“No President of the United States has ever been treated as unfairly and unlawfully as District Attorney Bragg has acted towards President Trump in connection with the biased investigation, extraordinarily delayed charging…
