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Trump urges judge to toss his hush money conviction in light of Supreme Court immunity ruling
Donald Trump told the judge who oversaw his Manhattan criminal trial that his conviction should be tossed out due to the Supreme Court’s recent decision on presidential immunity, saying the prosecution was an effort “to front-run the Supreme Court on a federal constitutional issue with grave implications.”
In a 55-page court filing, Trump’s lawyers argued that evidence used during the trial improperly included “official acts” that he undertook as president. In a July 1 decision ...