President Trump is set for an appeal hearing regarding his criminal conviction for falsifying business records related to a payment to Stormy Daniels. Although convicted on all counts in New York State Supreme Court, Trump received an unconditional discharge at sentencing, allowing him to avoid fines or imprisonment. Legal experts believe the appeal, which seeks to move the case to federal court, faces significant challenges and is unlikely to succeed, reflecting Trump's strategy of exhausting all legal avenues against his conviction.
"I would just like to explain that I was treated very, very unfairly," Trump said via video at his sentencing in January, arguing that he is innocent despite the jury conviction.
Legal scholars tell NPR that this particular appeal which they say is based on a specific and somewhat antiquated law is unlikely to work.
Jed Shugerman, a professor at Boston University School of Law, says it's an example of Trump's legal team using every tool at their disposal to try to overturn the president's conviction.
He vowed to appeal the conviction. Legal scholars tell NPR that this particular appeal which they say is based on a specific and somewhat antiquated law is unlikely to work.
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