Trump appeals conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying records

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 10:27 · Archive

A New York appeals court will consider whether to overturn Donald Trump's conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

A New York appeals court will consider on Thursday whether to throw out Donald Trump's conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The conviction, handed down in May 2024, made Trump the first former and current US president with a criminal conviction. The charges centred on a $130,000 payment to adult film performer Stormy Daniels, made to obscure the money's true purpose. Trump denies wrongdoing.

Trump's legal team argues the case was the product of 'immense political pressure' on a Democratic prosecutor, calling the prosecution's legal theory 'a house of cards' built on insufficient evidence and problematic jury instructions. The appeal also challenges whether jurors should have heard testimony about White House conversations, workflow and Trump social media posts from his first term. Trump's lawyers cite presidential immunity for official acts, arguing his response to the Daniels situation in 2018 was official conduct.

How it is being reported

• Trump tries to get 2024 conviction in hush money corruption case thrown outPresident’s lawyers will try to persuade appeals court to toss criminal trial verdict over $130,000 sent to Stormy Daniels Donald Trump’s legal team on Thursday plan to continue efforts to get his 2024 conviction in the hush money election corruption case thrown out. Attorneys for the US president will try to persuade a New York appeals court to toss the criminal trial verdict from May 2024, when Trump was found guilty on all charges of falsifying business records in the hush-money corruption scheme to influence his eventual victory in the 2016 presidential election . Continue reading...The Guardian · 5 Nov, 13:43
• Trump's lawyers to argue appeal in "hush money" casePresident Trump was convicted in 2024 of 34 felonies tied to a 2016 "hush money" payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.CBS News · 5 Nov, 11:00
• Trump makes desperate push to erase his 34 felony convictions after midterm blowoutThe charges centered on a $130,000 payment to adult film performer Stormy DanielsIndependent World · 5 Nov, 09:48

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