Judge Rules Presidential Immunity Does Not Shield Donald Trump From New York Hush Money Conviction

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : But Merchan wrote that "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 [Trump's] presidential authority, it would still find that [prosecutors'] 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.
42% : The case centered on falsification of business records related to hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, before Trump became president.
23% : "Trump has yet to be sentenced in the case.
19% : A New York judge ruled today that Donald Trump does not have immunity from his conviction on 34 felony counts in the hush money case.

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