Donald Trump: Manhattan prosecutor keeps ‘live’ conviction for Stormy Daniels bribery

Manhattan’s prosecutor said “no” Tuesday (19.11.2024) in his request to reject the conviction of the newly elected U.S. president on the bribe case of the former porn star. According to ABC, Manhattan prosecutor Alvin Bragg, informed the New York court on Tuesday that he plans to oppose Donald Trump’s legal group’s proposal to put on record the “purchase of silence” case of Stormy Daniels, an action for which the newly elected president has been convicted. However, the prosecutor does not disagree with the postponement of Donald Trump’s conviction, which was to be implemented later this month. In a letter to Judge Juan Mercan, the prosecutor’s office, Alvin Bragg, also acknowledged that Donald Trump is not likely to be convicted “until the end of his upcoming presidential term”, he stressed however that his conviction on the felony, should continue to apply. “No applicable law stipulates that the interim immunity of the president from prosecution requires rejection of a post-trial criminal procedure initiated at the time when the defendant had no immunity from criminal prosecution and based on official conduct, for which the defendant also had no immunity,” wrote the prosecutor’s office in the letter. It is recalled that last May, a court found the Republican leader guilty of all 34 felony charges, for falsifying business records, making him the first president of the US, who was convicted. During the six-week trial, prosecutors successfully supported the argument that Donald Trump falsified the records to hide damaging cases, including his alleged relationship with former porn star Stormy Daniels, ahead of the 2016 presidential election, in which he won the then Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton. As legal sources in the US report, developments in the Stormy Daniels case constitute an unprecedented reversal. A year ago, the elected president faced four different charges. Now, as he prepares to return to the White House, his lawyers “push” all cases pending after the end of his four-year term. source: ABC.com