Trump loses bid to toss New York hush money conviction on immunity claim

President-elect Donald Trump lost a bid to dismiss his criminal hush money conviction in a New York court based on presidential immunity, with Judge Juan Merchan ruling that evidence of falsifying business records did not impede on executive authority. Trump’s lawyer requested sentencing be postponed until all appeals are exhausted after Trump became the first former president convicted of a crime, involving a payment to Stormy Daniels made by his personal lawyer Cohen before the 2016 election, despite Trump denying a sexual encounter with Daniels.

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