Attorneys for former President Donald Trump filed a post-trial presidential immunity motion on July 11, arguing evidence of official acts were presented before a grand jury and then at trial, and therefore the guilty verdict returned in May must be vacated and the indictment dismissed.
“Your Honor now has the authority to address these injustices, and the Court is duty-bound to do so in light of the Supreme Court’s decision,” the motion reads.
The Manhattan District Attorney (DANY) had charged former President Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records to the first degree, and the trial began mid-April. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan had rejected a last minute presidential immunity motion from the defense, finding they could raise objections throughout the trial and the judge could then block evidence from being shown to the jury this way….