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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

An appeals court panel took up President Trump's bid to fight his hush money criminal conviction in federal court Wednesday, acknowledging the extraordinary prosecution coupled with the Supreme Court's presidential immunity decision breaks new ground.

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The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit must decide whether to open a path for Trump to attempt to throw out his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records by letting him advance his case in a federal forum, instead of New York state courts.

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"The president's lawyers concede he is not immune from the 34 felonies themselves, but they contend that prosecutors improperly included immunized evidence during the trial, like a White House aide's testimony and Trump's social media posts."

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"The appeals panel is not expected to conclusively resolve in their ruling how immunity applies. At this stage, Trump just needs to show it is a "colorable" " meaning plausible " defense.

But it remains unclear following the oral argument whether the panel was convinced he clears even that lower standard.

"Was there another case in which an evidentiary immunity related to a federal, or is claimed as a federal defense, has served as a basis for removal?" asked Judge Susan Carney, an appointee of former President Obama."

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#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-11 03:55 PM | Reply

Wonder if all Republicans will show up at the Courthouse in red ties again?

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-12 10:34 AM | Reply

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