Feeling emboldened by the far-right Republican-dominated Supreme Court's outrageous immunity ruling, the Malignant Loser is seeking to have the 34 felony, "hush money" conviction overturned by a Manhattan court. The convicted felon is expected to be sentenced on July 11.* From the CNN report:
"Donald Trump’s legal team filed a letter Monday seeking to challenge the former president’s conviction in his New York criminal hush money trial based on the US Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, a source told CNN.
Just hours after the high court ruling, Trump’s lawyer filed a letter with Judge Juan Merchan seeking permission to file a motion to challenge the verdict, the source said. If the judge allows Trump to file the motion it could delay Trump’s sentencing – set for next week – to allow the parties to brief the issue.
The longshot bid to challenge Trump’s New York conviction follows the Supreme Court decision that presidents have an absolute immunity from prosecution for core official acts. It comes as the 2024 Republican presumptive presidential nominee seeks to avoid other pre-election trials in the three most significant criminal prosecutions he faces.
In the letter, Trump’s legal team cited the Supreme Court’s decision and suggested postponing his sentencing next week, a source familiar with the effort told CNN." (our emphasis)
Most of the criminal actions taken by the Malignant Loser in that case were before he was inaugurated, so it's nearly impossible to see how they would fit under his "core official acts" as President just on the basis of time. But he's not constrained by any notions of legality or of law and order. This is just the beginning of what we can expect from him after yesterday's immunity ruling by the six Republican partisans in black robes.
*UPDATE: It appears the Malignant Loser's sentencing will indeed be delayed to allow time for his motion to dismiss to be argued. Hush money for silence from a porn star you had sex with -- clearly a "core official act!"
