Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is urging a New York judge to dismiss former President Donald Trump's request to overturn his hush money conviction, citing that the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity does not apply.
Trump's legal team argues that the conviction should be vacated following the Supreme Court's decision, which they believe grants him immunity from the charges related to payments made to Stormy Daniels.
However, Bragg's office contends that the Supreme Court's ruling does not cover Trump's actions, which they describe as 'wholly unofficial conduct.' The case revolves around Trump's efforts to conceal payments made to Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign, an issue that has sparked significant legal and political debate.
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Manhattan DA asks judge not to throw out Trump's criminal hush money conviction
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday asked a New York judge to reject former President Donald Trump's attempt to throw out his criminal hush money conviction, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling on presidential immunity "has nothing to say about defendant's conviction.
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