Former President Donald Trump can only appeal his Manhattan felony conviction in New York state court, legal experts say, but he could turn to the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene on federal questions — including whether federal election law violations could be the basis for prosecution in state courts.
The Manhattan jury convicted Trump Thursday of all 34 felony counts of falsification of business records. Prosecutors alleged that Trump disguised $130,000 in hush money as a legal expense as part of a scheme to keep information about alleged extramarital sex from voters and unlawfully influence the 2016 presidential election.
