Former President Trump is not immune from prosecution in his New York hush money case, the judge in the case ruled Wednesday.
Former President Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his New York hush money case, in part because he failed to invoke the defense in a timely fashion, the judge in the case ruled Wednesday.
Trump was « well aware » he could try to claim presidential immunity after he was indicted one year ago on charges of falsifying business records related to a hush payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, Judge Juan Merchan ruled. « Nonetheless, defendant chose not to raise the defense of presidential immunity until well past the 45-day period provided by statute, » Merchan said.
