{"id":2287929,"date":"2024-07-02T12:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-argues-hush-money-verdict-cannot-stand-after-immunity-decision-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T12:20:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:20:48","slug":"trump-argues-hush-money-verdict-cannot-stand-after-immunity-decision-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-argues-hush-money-verdict-cannot-stand-after-immunity-decision-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump argues hush money verdict \u2018cannot stand\u2019 after immunity decision &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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-argues-hush-money-verdict-cannot-stand-after-immunity-decision-washington-examiner%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=2287929&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>The article\u2063 reports\u200d that former President Donald Trump is seeking to \u200coverturn his guilty verdict in a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-drops-appeal-to-move-manhattan-hush-money-case-to-federal-court\/\" title=\"Trump drops appeal to move Manhattan hush money case to federal court\">hush money\u200b case<\/a> in New York, citing the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision on presidential immunity. Trump&#8217;s attorneys argue that the evidence used in his trial violated this ruling and are requesting to present their \u2064arguments to the court. Trump is set to be sentenced on July 11 after being found guilty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-claimed-her-ex-husband-a-nasa-employee-sent-her-threatening-messages-it-turns-out-she-faked-them\/\" title=\"She Claimed Her Ex-Husband, A NASA Employee, Sent Her Threatening Messages. It Turns Out She Faked Them.\">falsifying records<\/a> of a payment to Stormy Daniels.\u200c The article also mentions that prosecutors have responded to Trump&#8217;s\u200c request.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/ashley-oliver\/\">Ashley Oliver<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T12:11:01-04:00\">July 2, 2024 12:11 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1693283\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> moved to toss out his guilty verdict in the hush money case in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York<\/a>, telling Judge Juan Merchan his conviction \u201ccannot stand\u201d in light of the Supreme Court\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3030301\/supreme-court-finds-some-immunity-for-presidents-complicating-trump-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decision<\/a> on presidential immunity, according to a letter made public Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s attorneys asked Merchan for permission to submit to the court arguments that evidence used during his trial was in violation of the ruling by the high court, which declared Monday that some acts by presidents are absolutely immune from prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe verdicts in this case violate the presidential immunity doctrine and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-gop-wins-senate-ted-cruz-vows-hearings-for-the-five-aborted-babies-in-dc-and-the-abortion-industry-at-large\/\" title=\"If GOP Wins Senate, Ted Cruz Vows Hearings For \u2018The Five\u2019 Aborted Babies In DC \u2013 And \u2018The Abortion Industry\u2019 At Large\">create grave risks<\/a> of \u2018an Executive Branch that cannibalizes itself,&#8217;\u201d Trump\u2019s attorneys wrote, citing the immunity decision. \u201cAfter further briefing on these issues beginning on July 10, 2024, it will be manifest that the trial result cannot stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"Trump to Merchan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/747318047\/content?start_page=1&#038;view_mode=scroll&#038;access_key=key-cIHZyfjm1d0uAzAxmjbw\" tabindex=\"0\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Trump is set to be sentenced on July 11 after he was found guilty by a jury last month of 34 counts of falsifying records of a payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s attorneys asked to have until July 10 to submit their full arguments for what evidence in the case they believe breached presidential immunity.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg responded to Trump\u2019s request, saying they would support delaying Trump\u2019s sentencing by two weeks so they could have time to respond to Trump\u2019s arguments.<\/p>\n<p>If Merchan agrees to the requests, Trump\u2019s sentencing would be postponed until after the Republican National Convention, where he is set to be nominated as the GOP\u2019s presidential candidate.<\/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>Falsifying business records in the first degree carries a four-year prison sentence, but Merchan will have the final say on penalties and will take into consideration mitigating facts, including that Trump has no prior criminal charges on his record. <\/p>\n<p>Trump has also vowed to appeal his conviction, if it still stands after Merchan sorts through arguments related to immunity. Trump must file the appeal notice within 30 days of his sentencing. This could result in the appellate court halting any jail time while the appeals process plays out.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1693283\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1693283\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump is seeking to overturn his guilty verdict in the hush money case in New York, arguing that it goes against the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision on presidential immunity. Trump&#8217;s attorneys have requested to present arguments to the court that the evidence used in his trial violated the ruling by the high court. They believe that the verdicts in the case violate the presidential immunity doctrine and pose risks to the Executive Branch. Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11 after being found guilty of falsifying records related to a payment to Stormy Daniels. Prosecutors have agreed to delay the sentencing by two weeks to respond to Trump&#8217;s arguments. Trump has also stated his intention to appeal the conviction if it is not overturned<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2287930,"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\/AP24142487467516.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[22021,3634,17555],"class_list":["post-2287929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hush-money","tag-trump","tag-verdict"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24142487467516.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287929","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=2287929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2287929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2287929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2287929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}