Trump’s lawyers have tried to appeal to the Supreme Court’s ruling in July, according to which he has immunity from prosecution for his official duties during his presidency.
In the United States, a judge has decided to disqualify the future president Donald Trump’s demands to waive the verdict in the so-called incitement trial, US media reports.
Trump’s lawyers have tried to appeal to the Supreme Court’s ruling in July, according to which the president cannot face criminal charges for his official duties.
News channel CNN’s according to the judge Juan Merchan now decided that the sentence should not be waived, despite the Supreme Court’s decision, because based on the evidence, the actions were not related to Trump’s actions as president.
A jury found Trump guilty of falsifying accounting records earlier this year. The announcement of the verdict in the trial was postponed until the end of November without an exact date. A new sentencing date has not been given.
American magazine The New York Times according to Trump can appeal Merchan’s decision and, failing that, take the case to the Supreme Court.
The lawsuit is about an adult entertainment actor to Stormy Daniels (properly named Stephanie Clifford) of the so-called bribe money paid during the 2016 presidential election. Their purpose was to get Daniels to keep quiet about the alleged sex with Trump.
Sources: AFP, Reuters