A judge has rejected Donald Trump's bid to have his 'hush money' conviction dismissed on the basis of the US Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity.
Trump was found guilty in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records.President-elect Donald Trump 's bid to have his " hush money " conviction dismissed on the basis of presidential immunity has been rejected by a judge.
Manhattan Judge Juan M Merchan's decision on Monday eliminates one potential off-ramp from the case ahead of Trump's return to office next month, but his lawyers have raised other arguments for dismissal.In the days since his election win, Donald Trump has moved to have his felony convictions dismissed.
A jury convicted Trump in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a $US130,000 hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels in 2016.The allegations involved a scheme to hide the payment during the final days of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign to silence the actor's claims that she and Trump had sex years earlier, which he denied.
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