BREAKING: Judge Merchan Rules on Trump's Request to Dismiss Bragg's Case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : However, Merchan ruled that the trial evidence pertained "entirely to unofficial conduct and thus, receive no immunity protections.""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 said in his ruling.
45% : "The sooner these hoaxes end, the sooner our country can unite behind President Trump for the betterment of all Americans," Cheung, the incoming White House communications director, added.
37% : "This lawless case should have never been brought, and the Constitution demands that it be immediately dismissed, as President Trump must be allowed to continue the Presidential Transition process, and execute the vital duties of the presidency, unobstructed by the remains of this, or any other, Witch Hunt.
27% : Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection to alleged hush money payments investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
19% : The probe, initiated by former DA Cyrus Vance and prosecuted by Alvin Bragg, culminated in a six-week trial where a partisan New York City jury found Trump guilty on all counts.
13% : The decision follows a July motion by Trump and his legal team asking Merchan to overturn his guilty verdict in New York v. Trump.

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