Donald Trump’s lawyers said they sent a letter to the judge presiding over the former president’s trial shut up money business After the Supreme Court’s verdict, they sought a stay of the sentence and annulment of the court verdict Decision on presidential immunity on Monday.
The attorneys told New York State Judge Juan Mercana about the validity of the high court’s immunity ruling and an argument that the ruling prevented the Manhattan district attorney from presenting evidence in court about Trump’s official actions as president. .
Trump’s lawyers are seeking to dismiss 34 felony counts of falsifying his employment records and delay next week’s sentencing, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Trump he pleaded not guilty The charges stem from a hush money payment made by former attorney Michael Cohen to adult film star Stormi Daniels in the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign.
News about lawyers’ plans to file a lawsuit was a move reported first by the New York Times.
Trump’s lawyers have pointed to an element of the Supreme Court opinion that limits what evidence can be used in court. Trump is scheduled to be sentenced within 10 days.
Many of the actions proven in the Hush money trial took place before Trump took office in 2017. The events that occurred after his term in office were related to the checks he signed from his personal account while serving as president and the notes he prepared. Business. Prosecutors also discussed Trump’s White House meeting with Cohen.
The district attorney’s office declined to comment Monday night.
Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological linesetc On Monday, it rejected Trump’s broad immunity claim in the federal election meddling case. Charges related to Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election will not be dropped, but certain actions closely related to his primary duties as president are prohibited by prosecutors from the special counsel’s office.
Immunity decision pending more delay in this case, it almost ensures that the trial does not begin before election day.