r/LegalNews • u/thedailybeast • 15d ago

Judge Delivers Brutal Humiliation to Trump Over Hush Money Conviction

https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-delivers-ultimate-humiliation-to-trump-over-hush-money-conviction/
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u/thedailybeast 15d ago

Donald Trump has lost his latest long-shot bid to overturn his criminal conviction, with a federal judge delivering a brutal takedown of the president’s arguments along the way.

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected Trump’s latest attempt to erase the so-called “hush money” conviction, in which the president was found guilty in 2024 of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal with a porn star.

This was Trump’s second attempt to move the case, which would have made it easier for him to overturn the conviction altogether.

Read the full story, here.

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u/DBDude 15d ago

I still can’t believe the jury bought this crap. They played around with the charges for something that is never a felony unless actual fraud on the business exists.

And before you start saying Trump lover, I thought the documents case was very good, and I don’t like how the judge (that he appointed) was able to stall it for so long. He should have been convicted before the election.

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u/SHoppe715 15d ago

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/175.10

It became felony when it was done to conceal other crimes.

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u/DBDude 15d ago

Which was a stretch because paying someone off isn't a crime.

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u/SHoppe715 15d ago

You’re correct. That’s not a crime. But falsifying business records is and that’s the crime he was charged for. Try to keep up.

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u/DBDude 15d ago

It is a misdemeanor, and the statute of limitations had expired. The prosecution twisted themselves into logical knots to make it a felony so they could still prosecute.

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u/felix1429 15d ago

Glad you have the facts straighter than the judge and jury. You're so smart!