And he’s using American taxpayers money in having the challange argued by the US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT lawyers ….
Donald Trump HAS BEEN Criminally Convected ……
In a New York State Court…
He Cannot Pardon HIMSELF….
He IS trying to MOVE his conviction to Federal Court , where he CAN Pardon himself….
The Case is OVER…..
He IS a Felon….
Being a convicted Felon as a President seems to be burning his ass….
The Justice Department went to bat for President Trump in his hush money criminal case Wednesday, urging that his prosecution be moved out of New York state court so he can attempt to toss his guilty verdict on presidential immunity grounds.
Trump cannot pardon himself from his 34-count felony conviction on falsifying business records charges, but the development marks the first time his administration has looked to officially back the president in his personal criminal defense.
Trump has embarked on a months-long effort to try to move to federal court his criminal prosecution for illegally concealing a 2016 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, a process known as removal.
In the new filing, the Justice Department asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to file an amicus brief backing Trump’s argument that he should be able to move courts, because prosecutors during the trial brought up official acts protected by the Supreme Court’s landmark immunity ruling.
“He has identified certain categories of the State’s trial evidence, including testimony about his conversations in the Oval Office with the Attorney General and the White House Communications Director, that facially involve official acts,” the proposed Justice Department brief reads.
Juan Merchan, the New York judge who oversaw the trial, rejected Trump’s argument and went onto sentence the president to no punishment just before the inauguration….
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Since taking office, Trump has appointed his personal criminal defense attorneys to senior Justice Department roles. Todd Blanche, Trump’s lead attorney in the hush money trial, is now deputy attorney general, and Emil Bove, another member of the trial team, is now the department’s No. 3 official.
Both attorneys formally withdrew from representing Trump in the case earlier this month, and neither were listed on the Justice Department’s brief. ….
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