Judge Juan Machan wrote a letter Monday saying that Donald Trump’s hush money conviction should not be thrown out because of the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision, saying evidence submitted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office shows that the president’s The court ruled that the case was unrelated to Trump’s official actions.
But the justices on Monday did not rule on a motion from Trump’s lawyers to throw out the conviction because Trump was elected president. Instead, his 41-page decision focused on the issue of presidential immunity.
Marchand wrote that the evidence challenged by Trump’s lawyers related to “entirely unofficial conduct” and should not be entitled to any immunity protection.
“This court concludes that even if there was an error in introducing the challenged evidence, such error was harmless in light of the overwhelming incriminating evidence,” Marchand wrote. Ta. “Even if this court finds that the evidence at issue constitutes an official act under the auspices of the Trump decision, even though the fact is that it does not, the introduction of the evidence at issue was a harmless error and no Defendants’ motion remains denied because no procedural error occurred.”
President Trump’s transition team reacted to the ruling on Monday, saying in a statement that the ruling violates the Supreme Court’s ruling on immunity, and that President Trump “has no trace of this or any other witch hunt.” He must be allowed to carry out the duties of the Presidency without hindrance.” ”
“Today’s deeply contradictory decision by Acting Judge Marchan in the Manhattan DA’s witch hunt is a direct violation of the Supreme Court’s decision on immunity and other long-standing precedent,” transition spokesman Stephen Chan said in a statement. ”.
“This lawless lawsuit should never have been filed, and the Constitution requires it to be dismissed immediately, because President Trump will continue the presidential transition process unhindered by the debris of this case. , because he must be allowed to carry out the important duties of the Presidency.” The other is a witch hunt. The sooner these rumors end, the sooner our country can unite under President Trump for the betterment of all Americans,” Chan said.
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