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Prosecutors Assert Trump’s Hush Money Conviction Should Remain, Despite Immunity Verdict

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NEW YORK — The⁣ legal team ⁤from Manhattan that successfully achieved a groundbreaking criminal ⁣conviction against former U.S.⁣ President Donald Trump ​have refuted⁣ his assertion that‍ the judgement should‌ be overturned following a U.S. ‌Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity.

In a legal document⁢ submitted on July 24 and disclosed to ⁤the public on Thursday, the prosecutors argued that the Supreme Court’s decision had ‍no relevance⁢ to their case, which originated from a clandestine payment made ⁤to an adult film⁤ actress.

“The⁤ evidence he is contesting is ‍either entirely related to unofficial conduct, or,⁤ at the very least, official conduct for which ⁤any presumption of immunity has been effectively countered,” ⁣stated the‌ prosecutors ​from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Trump, the Republican candidate in the upcoming Nov. 5 ⁣election, was found guilty on May ⁢30 on 34 felony charges of manipulating business records ⁤to conceal his former attorney Michael Cohen’s $130,000 payment‍ to adult ‌film star Stormy Daniels. This payment was made to‍ ensure her silence prior ​to the 2016 election about an ‌alleged⁣ intimate encounter with Trump.

Trump has consistently denied any involvement with Daniels and has pledged ‌to ‍challenge the guilty verdict. He holds the dubious ‌distinction of being the first U.S. ​president, either in office or retired, to‍ be convicted of a crime.

In a⁣ 6-3 decision on July 1, ‍the Supreme Court ruled ​that presidents​ cannot be criminally charged for official acts, and that evidence of such acts cannot be used in⁣ a prosecution for private matters.

Legal pundits suggest ​that Justice Juan Merchan is unlikely to accede to Trump’s plea⁢ to ⁤dismiss the verdict, as the majority of the conduct in question ‍occurred before Trump’s presidency from 2017-2021 and ​pertains to personal affairs, not official duties.

However, Merchan‍ postponed Trump’s sentencing from July 11 to Sept. 18, less ⁤than two months prior to the election, ⁤to⁢ provide‌ his ⁢legal team an opportunity to‌ present their arguments.

A fortnight ago,‍ Trump’s defense attorneys ​implored the judge to discard the jury’s guilty ⁢verdict, arguing that the ‌prosecutors improperly⁤ relied ⁣on evidence of his official acts during the trial, ‌which they claimed was inappropriate in light of‍ the ⁤Supreme Court’s ruling.

Trump’s‍ legal team objected to the introduction of evidence of Trump’s ⁣2018 ‍Twitter posts about Cohen, which prosecutors claimed demonstrated ⁤Trump’s knowledge of his former attorney’s payoff to Daniels. The defense attorneys argued that these posts were official communications.

In their Thursday submission,‌ the prosecutors⁤ countered that​ Trump made ​the posts in his “unofficial capacity.”

Merchan has stated that he will rule ‍on ⁤Trump’s arguments by Sept. 6. If ⁤the conviction is upheld, the ‍case will move forward to ⁤sentencing. Once sentenced, Trump can formally appeal both the verdict and the sentencing⁤ to a higher state court.

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