Judge Refuses to Toss Trump 'Hush Money' Conviction Based on Immunity

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : ""Further, even if this Court were to deem all of the contested evidence, both preserved and unpreserved, as official conduct falling within the outer perimeter of Defendant's Presidential authority, it would still find that the People's use of these acts as evidence of the decidedly personal acts of falsifying business records poses no danger of intrusion on the authority and function of the Executive Branch, a conclusion amply supported by non-motive-related evidence," Merchan wrote.
35% : Merchan did not, however, rule on whether the conviction should be dismissed due to Trump being elected president last month.
33% : In his 41-page decision, Merchan wrote that the Supreme Court decision did not extend to the felony conviction in New York because the underlying conduct charged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was for events that occurred before Trump became president, and Merchan concluded that the evidence introduced from Trump's presidency was not immunized because they were not official acts.

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