New York judge to rule on throwing out Trump's hush money conviction

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11 November 2024 at 9:04 pm·1-min read

Former US president Donald Trump at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 13, 2024 in New York City.

A New York judge will decide Tuesday whether to dismiss Donald Trump's 34 felony convictions, potentially granting him a key legal victory as he prepares for office. The case review follows a Supreme Court ruling granting broad immunity to presidents for official acts, which could impact Trump’s sentencing.

The judge in US President-elect Donald Trump's New York criminal case will decide Tuesday whether to throw out his conviction, potentially handing him a major legal win as he prepares to take office again.

Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in May after a jury found he had fraudulently manipulated business records to cover up an alleged sexual encounter with a porn star ahead of the 2016 election.

Trump, due to be sentenced on November 26, may receive a reprieve if Judge Juan Merchan decides to dismiss the case following the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity.

That landmark ruling saw the court, with a 6-3 conservative majority, decide that presidents have sweeping immunity from prosecution for a range of official acts committed while in office.

Ahead of the election, Trump's lawyers moved to have the case thrown out in light of the Supreme Court decision, a move which prosecutors have firmly rejected.

If Merchan throws out the case on that basis, there will be no sentencing of Trump, 78.

Trump has repeatedly derided the case as a witch hunt, saying it "should be rightfully terminated."

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