Former President Donald Trump is seeking to overturn his conviction in his Manhattan hush money trial using the Supreme Court’s recent immunity decision.
The Supreme Court’s Monday immunity decision most directly affected Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment, but the former president’s team believes it equally applies to his hush money case as well, the New York Times reported. Though the actions he was indicted for occurred while he was a candidate, Trump’s lawyers are likely to argue that the evidence prosecutors used against him was taken during his time in the presidency.
It remains to be seen whether Judge Juan Merchan will entertain the motion. The deadline for post-trial motions was last month, so he may tell Trump’s lawyers to wait…
