Juan Merchan ruled the ‘decidedly personal acts’ of fudging business records posed no threat to executive functionA judge Monday ruled that Donald Trump’s conviction for falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal should stand, rejecting the president-elect’s argument that it should be dismissed because of the US supreme court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity, a court filing showed.Manhattan judge Juan M Merchan’s decision eliminates one potential off-ramp from the case ahead of Trump’s return to office next month. His lawyers have raised other arguments for dismissal, however. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-12-17 01:19:33
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Judge denies Trump petition to dismiss hush-money case over immunity claims
