{"id":2256446,"date":"2024-05-31T07:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T11:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-guilty-how-the-former-presidents-appeals-process-could-play-out\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T07:48:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T11:48:05","slug":"trump-guilty-how-the-former-presidents-appeals-process-could-play-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-guilty-how-the-former-presidents-appeals-process-could-play-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Trump&#8217;s Guilt: A Look at the Ex-President&#8217;s Appeals Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-guilty-how-the-former-presidents-appeals-process-could-play-out%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2256446&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Donald Trump is set to appeal his conviction in New York after being found guilty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-the-charges-brought-against-the-trump-organizations-cfo-part-of-a-witch-hunt-experts-weigh-in\/\" title=\"Are The Charges Brought Against The Trump Organization\u2019s CFO Part Of A Witch Hunt? Experts Weigh In\">falsifying business records<\/a>. He plans to challenge the verdict through the state&#8217;s Appellate Division and\u2062 could escalate to the Court of Appeals if necessary. Legal experts anticipate a lengthy appeals process, with potential appeals to higher \u200dcourts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, being considered. Trump&#8217;s allies express confidence in his eventual exoneration,\u200b criticizing the trial as a political ploy to taint the 2024\u2063 election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York\">Donald Trump<\/a> is widely expected to appeal his conviction in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York\">New York<\/a> after a jury on Thursday found the former president guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records.<\/p>\n<p>To begin the process, Trump, the first former president to become a convicted felon, will turn to the state\u2019s Appellate Division, First Department, to weigh his arguments for why his conviction should be overturned.<\/p>\n<p>The process could take several months or longer, and even if unsuccessful there, he could turn to New York\u2019s highest court, the Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3018093\/trump-guilty-in-manhattan-hush-money-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP GUILTY IN MANHATTAN HUSH MONEY CASE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Karen Agnifilo, a legal analyst and former Manhattan prosecutor, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> the appeals process could last for years but that it must begin sometime during the next month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has to file notice of his intention to appeal within 30 days,\u201d she said, adding that Trump could then have months to file his actual arguments.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s sentencing is scheduled for July 11, but the Appellate Division could also allow Trump to post bail instead of serve out any sentence, Agnifilo said.<\/p>\n<p>Will Scharf, a Trump appellate lawyer, said after the verdict that the former president\u2019s legal team will push to speed up the appeals process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to appeal as quickly as we can,\u201d Scharf said on Fox News. \u201cWe will seek expedited review of this case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scharf said Trump\u2019s legal team would ensure appeals courts \u201cunderstand the potential ramifications to our legal system if this unjust verdict is allowed to stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether Trump\u2019s legal team could find a way to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the appeal quickly, Scharf said the team is \u201cactively considering all options.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A chorus of Trump\u2019s allies were quick to defend Trump when the jury announced its verdict, and many projected confidence that Trump would prevail on appeal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis political persecution, designed to interfere with the 2024 election, was a disgusting abuse and weaponization of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">criminal justice system<\/a>,\u201d former New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin said in a statement. \u201cThis ruling is obviously going to be overturned on appeal\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This political persecution, designed to interfere with the 2024 election, was a disgusting abuse and weaponization of the criminal justice system. This ruling is obviously going to be overturned on appeal, but, for Democrats, this case was never about the merits. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rde2prugV2\">pic.twitter.com\/rde2prugV2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lee Zeldin (@LeeMZeldin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeeMZeldin\/status\/1796293037288735064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said on X, \u201cThis was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j6-profiteers-bribe-americans-to-care-about-sham-show-trial-with-watch-parties-and-free-ice-cream\/\" title=\"J6 Profiteers Bribe Americans To Care About Sham Show Trial With Watch Parties And Free Ice Cream\">sham show trial<\/a>. The Kangaroo Court will never stand on appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) predicted Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential candidate, would win on appeal and win the election.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I expect this case to be reversed on appeal and for Donald Trump to be elected president in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1796294122007122379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Legal experts have pointed to various vehicles Trump could use to bring his appeal. One could be that he argues porn star Stormy Daniels, a witness who testified against Trump in the case, delivered testimony that was gratuitous and unfair to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re going to claim that the testimony of Stormy Daniels was too salacious, outside the bounds, prejudiced the jury,\u201d George Grasso, a retired New York state judge, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/trumps-appeal-hush-money-verdict-focus-stormy-daniels-testimony-2024-05-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>During her time on the witness stand, Daniels went into extended detail about an alleged sexual encounter she had with Trump nearly two decades ago, prompting Judge Juan Merchan to scold her for elaborating and to lament to attorneys her level of detail.<\/p>\n<p>Trump attorney Todd Blanche called for a mistrial at the time, but Merchan denied the request.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut now we\u2019ve heard it, and it is an issue. How can you unring the bell?\u201d Blanche had asked, calling her testimony \u201cextraordinarily prejudicial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump could also raise on appeal his concerns about Merchan\u2019s daughter, an executive at a top marketing firm for Democratic politicians.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly said Loren Merchan\u2019s job created a conflict of interest for the judge, and the former president twice sought Juan Merchan\u2019s recusal because of it, but the judge denied his requests both times.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous legal experts have also suggested that Trump\u2019s team could cite the jury instructions on appeal. Juan Merchan instructed jurors that they did not need to agree on what \u201cunlawful means\u201d of influencing the 2016 election Trump engaged in that warranted elevating his misdemeanor charges into felonies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After being convicted of 34 counts in New York, Donald Trump is set to appeal, making him the first former president to face such a situation. He will start the process by seeking review from the state\u2019s Appellate Division, First Department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2256447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24150729957910-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2256446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24150729957910-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2256446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2256447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2256446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2256446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2256446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}