Former President Donald Trump's lawyers have asked the judge who presided over his hush money trial to set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing after the recent Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution. Trump's lawyers argue the Supreme Court ruling supports their previous argument that some evidence used in the trial, should have been excluded due to immunity protections for official presidential acts. Prosecutors had argued the case was purely about Trump's personal conduct, not official presidential duties. A judge denied Trump's bid to move the case to federal court.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:03Former President Donald Trump's lawyers have asked the judge who presided over his
00:06hush money trial to set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing after the recent
00:11Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
00:14The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution.
00:18Trump's lawyers argue the Supreme Court ruling supports their previous argument that
00:22some evidence used in the trial should have been excluded due to immunity protections
00:26for official presidential acts.
00:29Trump's lawyers had argued the case was purely about Trump's personal conduct, not official
00:32presidential duties.
00:34A judge previously denied Trump's bid to move the case to federal court.
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