Washington:
A New York judge on Monday ruled that President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to convict him of concealing hush money payments to a porn star will be dismissed on immunity grounds, local media reports. was lowered.
Broadcaster CNN reported that in his ruling, Judge Juan Melchán said that the Supreme Court’s decision granting the president blanket immunity for official conduct was based on testimony in a trial related to “exclusively unofficial conduct.” broadcaster CNN reported.
The New York Times also reported the same information.
Monday’s ruling raises the prospect that Trump could become the first president to enter the White House on a felony charge pending an appeal of a jury verdict.
Mr. Trump has long opposed criminal proceedings brought against him after he paid hush money to a porn star and then concealed the payments to improve his chances in the 2016 election.
The judge in the only criminal case ever heard against Trump will give Trump an indefinite sentence at a Nov. 22 hearing, citing Trump’s victory in the Nov. 5 presidential election. Postponed.
Trump’s lawyers have cited the Supreme Court’s landmark July ruling granting U.S. presidents blanket immunity for their official conduct while in office as a basis for justifying their request to overturn the conviction. Ta.
Prosecutors argued that Trump’s efforts to have the case dismissed “far exceeded” the standards necessary to protect his presidency.
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