Manhattan DA challenges Trump's appeal of his 2024 hush money conviction
Summary
The Manhattan district attorney’s office is asking a New York appeals court to reject President Donald Trump’s challenges to his 2024 criminal conviction for hush money payments. Trump was convicted of falsifying business records related to payments made to Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign, but he argues presidential immunity should protect him from some evidence used in the trial.Key Facts
- President Donald Trump was convicted in 2024 of 34 counts of falsifying business records.
- The charges relate to hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress, during the 2016 election.
- Manhattan prosecutors say Trump used false records to cover up the payments.
- Trump claims the 2024 Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity protects him from some prosecution evidence.
- The Manhattan DA’s office disagrees, stating the payments were “unofficial” acts and not protected by immunity.
- The trial judge, Justice Juan Merchan, was accused by Trump of bias due to small donations to Democrats, but prosecutors said the judge had no reason to recuse himself.
- Although Trump faced possible prison time, the judge gave him an unconditional discharge because of the unusual situation of sentencing a president-elect.
- The case makes Trump the first U.S. president to take office with a felony conviction.
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