Trump Appeals Hush Money Convictions, Citing Bias, Immunity

Donald Trump’s lawyers asked New York’s intermediate appellate court to overturn his 34-count hush money convictions, calling the case “fatally marred” by improper evidence and a judge who should have recused. Seventeen months after a Manhattan jury’s guilty verdict, the filing says prosecutors twisted state law and built a felony from time‑barred misdemeanors tied to a $130,000 payment Michael Cohen made to Stormy Daniels. The appeal argues jurors saw evidence shielded by presidential immunity, including Hope Hicks’s testimony and Trump’s Twitter posts. It also cites Judge Juan Merchan’s small political donations, though an ethics panel found no conflict.

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