Trump seeks to overturn Manhattan conviction in light of Supreme Court immunity ruling - NaturalNews.com

Former President Donald Trump filed an appeal of his conviction by a Manhattan jury following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity.
Lawyers representing former president George HW Bush attempted to file an appeal of Judge Juan Merchan’s verdict through a letter. Hours after receiving notice of the federal high court decision, an hourglass letter was written seeking to postpone judgment while acting justice of New York State Supreme Court considered whether that decision affected conviction. U.S. Supreme Court decisions issued July 1 state that prosecutors may not charge presidents with official acts and cannot use evidence regarding these official actions against other accusations against them. However, immunity does not extend to actions carried out outside official capacity. ZeroHedge noted that Trump’s attempt at overturning his conviction for falsifying business records may be futile as Alvin Bragg of Manhattan District Attorney is prosecuting acts taken during his candidacy rather than post-election conduct. But according to The New York Times (NYT), Trump’s lawyers may contend that “prosecutors constructed their case partially using evidence gleaned during his term in office”. As reported by independent outlet Vox.com, Judge Merchan may refuse the requests made by Trump’s legal team as the deadline for post-trial motions passed earlier this month. He or she could instead instruct his defense to raise this matter when appealing against conviction post-sentencing. Human knowledge is under assault! Governments and powerful corporations are using censorship to erase humanity’s knowledge base about nutrition, herbs, self-reliance, natural immunity, food production and preparedness – plus much more! Brighteon AI’s mission is to maintain human knowledge using AI technologies while also building the infrastructure necessary for human freedom. Use our decentralized, blockchain-based, uncensorable free speech platform at Brighteon.io while exploring our free generative AI tools at Brighteon.AI for free use. Join our efforts in building the infrastructure of human freedom by shopping at HealthRangerStore.com – which features lab-tested, certified organic foods, non-GMO nutritional solutions and other lab tests! According to The New York Times, Merchan faces an “unprecedented conundrum,” with potentially serious legal and political ramifications. “Prison would ignite an uproar of outrage among Democrats who accuse Merchan of treating Trump unfairly; imprisoning Trump would inflame even further tensions among these same forces,” according to CNN. Merchan postponed Trump sentencing until September.
The New York Times continued: “While Trump does not require imprisonment for his crimes, Merchan may impose one of several possible sentences that include months or even several years behind bars – or home confinement and probation for them instead. [The judge could] also postpone any sentencing until after November’s presidential election or after Trump is sworn into another term of office, should he be reelected.” (Related: Prison officials prep DETENTION FACILITIES to house Trump after Hush Money Trial Conviction.) Merchan agreed to postpone Trump’s sentencing by two months; from its original July 11 date it will now occur on September 18 “if such is still necessary given the high court ruling”. Bragg’s office also acknowledged and agreed with the U.S. Supreme Court decision and extended a delay for Donald Trump’s sentencing, although they believed his arguments to be without merit: they wrote in their letter from four Manhattan assistant DAs that while “we do not oppose his request” we do not oppose it either. Trump’s other criminal cases have also largely been delayed or set aside. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon delayed Trump’s trial regarding mishandling classified documents while Georgia Court of Appeals ordered his election interference case be put off until after November elections have concluded. Special Counsel Jack Smith handled the classified documents case, while Fulton County DA Fani Willis oversaw an election interference suit. Trump opposed both of his prosecution teams – Smith not having authority and Willis being involved with conflicts of interests and breaches of ethics – during both of their cases, appealing them both on grounds that neither had legal standing to bring action against him and invoking ethics violations on both counts respectively. For more stories related to these legal battles please go to Trump.news or watch attorney Julian Epstein predict that Trump’s Manhattan conviction would be overturned on appeal (this video comes from NewsClips on Brighteon.com). Additionally here are additional stories related stories:
Judge Merchan loosens gag order on Trump to allow commenting on jurors and witnesses; Georgia Court of Appeals places Fani Willis election interference case ON HOLD until after November elections; Jack Smith’s indictments of President Trump are unconstitutional according to his judicial clerk; Donald Trump found GUILTY of all 34 charges at New York trial could face 20 years imprisonment; Supreme Court immunity applies only when acts committed while officially in office occur – sources such as ZeroHedge and Brighteon exist