Manhattan prosecutors reject Trump's attempts to derail hush money conviction

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48% : Trump, meanwhile, has nominated his two lead defense attorneys in the case to top roles at the Department of Justice, where they will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the nation's federal law enforcement agencies.
46% : The Supreme Court's decision partially shields Trump and any other presidents from criminal prosecution for actions considered "official" duties while in office, and provides a presumption of "immunity" for acts in the "outer perimeter" of those "official" duties.
43% : Trump's then-attorney Michael Cohen paid Daniels $130,000 for the rights to her story; Trump repaid Cohen in a series of payments, including in checks signed from the White House in the early months of his presidency, the true nature of which were concealed in the Trump Organization's accounting records.
38% : "Trump was a private citizen when he arranged a scheme with Cohen to pay Daniels, they argued.
24% : The lawyer who won Trump his biggest court victory yet -- D. John Sauer, who argued in front of federal appeals judges and the Supreme Court to shield Trump from criminal prosecution, derailing Trump's federal election interference case and hush money convictions -- was awarded with the role of solicitor general.
23% : "Trump -- whose campaigns relied on a narrative of political persecution and retribution against a justice system he accuses of conspiring against him -- continues to insist he has done nothing wrong.
14% : If confirmed, Blanche could serve as deputy attorney general to far-right Trump ally Matt Gaetz, who Trump has nominated for attorney general, a role that Trump is likely to see as a vehicle for targeting the judges and prosecutors overseeing the mountain of litigation against the former president.
13% : A jury found Trump guilty of falsifying business records in connection with a scheme to silence adult film star Stormy Daniels, whose story about having sex with Trump threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign.

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