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Judge Rejects Trump's Bid To Dismiss Hush Money Conviction

Former President Donald Trump walks to make comments to members of the media after a jury convicted him of felony crimes for falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2

A judge in Manhattan has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to have his hush money conviction dismissed in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. The ruling by Judge Juan M. Merchan on Monday means that one potential avenue for dismissing the case has been closed, although Trump's legal team has put forward other arguments for dismissal.

Trump was convicted by a jury in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 hush money payment made to porn actor Stormy Daniels in 2016. Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in this matter.

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