Trump asks for conviction to be overturned after immunity ruling - eviltoast

Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked for the former president’s conviction in his hush-money criminal case to be overturned and his sentencing this month delayed, US media report.

A letter sent by Trump’s lawyers to the New York judge presiding over the trial reportedly cites Monday’s Supreme Court ruling that granted the former president immunity from prosecution for official actions he took while in office.

In May, Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records. He will be sentenced on 11 July.

His team points out that he signed off the records while president in 2017, but one lawyer suggested this was unlikely to be considered an official act.

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    5 months ago

    As a Canadian, with whom you share the longest undefended border in the world and billions of dollars in cross-border trade, I feel bad for you all.

    But I think we might have to build our own wall soon to keep this kind of shit out of Canada.

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      5 months ago

      Hey, can you let me in? I prefer Tim Hortons coffee to Dunkin, that’s gotta be worth some expedited consideration.

      I was in Montréal a few years ago and thought it was awesome that Tim’s served fast food Poutine.

    • Moneo@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      We’re on the path to electing a pro-rich, anti-trans, anti-carbon tax conservative :/