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For the third time in three days, an appeals court docket has rejected Trump's request to remain his hush cash legal trial.
MSNBC's Lisa Rubin posted:
It made me marvel: What number of judges on that bench have needed to rule on motions or appeals in Trump instances this yr? 2/
– Lisa Rubin (@lawofruby) 10 April 2024
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This time Trump was requesting an emergency keep so he may enchantment the ruling that he doesn’t have presidential immunity and attempt to get Decide Marchen to recuse himself. The most recent request for lodging ended up like all of the others. This was rejected by the enchantment court docket.
It seems that Trump is each anxious and determined to keep away from a everlasting trial within the election interference/election cash case.
Despite the fact that Republicans have claimed that legal prosecutions assist Trump, the truth is that if he’s convicted of a felony in New York it will probably be a deadly blow to his 2024 presidential marketing campaign. Not like among the different pending legal instances in opposition to Trump, the hush cash case has a easy plot that’s straightforward to comply with.
Donald Trump cheated on his spouse with Stormy Daniels after which created an unlawful scheme to pay her off and maintain her quiet in the course of the 2016 election.
Trump doesn’t need to go to trial. Even Republicans assume he might be convicted, and importantly, Trump is operating out of choices to delay the legal trial earlier than jury choice begins on Monday.
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