Trump tries to get 2024 conviction in hush money corruption case thrown out
Summary
Donald Trump’s lawyers are asking a New York appeals court to overturn his 2024 conviction for falsifying business records in connection with a payment to Stormy Daniels. Trump also continues to challenge the case in federal court, where an appeal over moving it out of state court is scheduled for November 16.Key Facts
- A jury found Trump guilty on all charges in May 2024.
- The case concerned records related to a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
- Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen paid Daniels, and Trump’s company reimbursed Cohen in 2017, recording the payments as legal expenses.
- Prosecutors argued that the transactions aimed to keep damaging information from voters and violated campaign finance laws, among others.
- Trump’s lawyers have argued that evidence he knew about Cohen’s dealings at the time was weak and that the reimbursements were legal expenses.
- In January 2025, a judge gave Trump an unconditional discharge, leaving the conviction in place without jail time, a fine or another penalty.
- Trump is seeking to move the case to federal court and have it dismissed on presidential immunity grounds.
- A federal judge rejected the move for the third time in August, and Trump’s appeal is scheduled for November 16.
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