Trump Moves to Overturn Manhattan Conviction, Citing Immunity Decision

[emulatorloo]

Trump Moves to Overturn Manhattan Conviction, Citing Immunity Decision
Former President Donald J. Trump took the action hours after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling granted him immunity for official acts committed in office.

July 1, 2024 updated 8:03 p.m. ET

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/nyregion/trump-sentence-hush-money.html

July 1, 2024
Updated 8:03 p.m. ET

Donald J. Trump began an effort on Monday to throw out his recent criminal conviction in Manhattan and postpone his upcoming sentencing, citing a new Supreme Court ruling that granted him broad immunity from prosecution for official actions he took as president, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

In a letter to the judge overseeing the case, Mr. Trump’s lawyers sought permission to file a motion to set aside the verdict, doing so just hours after the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling involving one of Mr. Trump’s other criminal cases. The letter will not be public until Tuesday at the earliest, after which prosecutors will have a chance to respond.

The move from Mr. Trump’s lawyers came 10 days before the judge was set to sentence the former president for his crimes in Manhattan, where a jury convicted him on 34 felony counts related to his cover-up of a sex scandal in the run-up to the 2016 election. Mr. Trump’s lawyers asked the judge, Juan M. Merchan, to postpone the July 11 sentencing while the judge weighs whether the Supreme Court ruling affects the conviction.

The effort to set aside the conviction might be a long shot. The Manhattan case centers on acts Mr. Trump took as a candidate, not a president.

[Walleye]

1. Because of course, paying hush money to a porn star is obviously within official acts of a president

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Bingo.

Also, it's a State ruling. Not sure the Supreme Court can touch them.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. This will not fly.

As the actions took place BEFORE CF#45 was POTUS. Reimbursing Michael Cohen for money he paid to hush Stormy Daniels up does not constitute an "official presidential act"..

[stumpysbear]

8. Reimbursement occurred while he was president.

That’ll be the argument

[emulatorloo]

9. Is that an "official duty" of the President?

Of course, they’ll claim it is.

[Deek1935]

10. Not official acts related to the presidency. Signing those checks was private and therefore unofficial behavior.

[stumpysbear]

11. Says us, but maybe not this Supreme Court

[SARose]

3. What?

In what world does paying off a porn star count as official duties?

[Silent Type]

4. Think Merchan will reject the motions, but it might delay July 11th sentencing. And, his decision will

be appealed by trump.

Assuming Merchan is going to give a stern lecture and a slap on the wrist, might be best if we wait because trump would call that a victory.

[stumpysbear]

5. Well, the falsification of records happened while he was president.

Because running a shitty real estate company is clearly an Article 2 power, obviously.

[The Roux Comes First]

6. Is He Claiming Retroactive Reciprocity or Something with Shorter Words He Just Thinks He Learned?

IANAL, as the acronym goes, but I'm damned if I can figure out how that camel gets through the eye of the needle. OK, with a Cannon or fifty in the wings, who knows.

[pfitz59]

12. He'll surely appeal the defamation ruling as well.

Because lying about rape is certainly an 'official act'.

[LiberalFighter]

13. His attorneys need to suffer serious consequences.

[keep_left]

14. Well, you know what they say about lawyers who are dumb enough...

...to work for Trump. MAGA = Making Attorneys Get Attorneys