Appeals court questions if Trump’s conviction survives presidential immunity

A New York appeals panel questioned on Thursday whether presidential immunity or federal law bars President Trump’s criminal conviction stemming from a hush money payment made during his 2016 campaign to cover up an alleged affair. Trump’s personal lawyers said Manhattan Attorney General Alvin Bragg’s (D) legal theory of the case was preempted by campaign...

A New York appeals panel questioned on Thursday whether presidential immunity or federal law bars President Trump’s criminal conviction stemming from a hush money payment made during his 2016 campaign to cover up an alleged affair. Trump’s personal lawyers said Manhattan Attorney General Alvin Bragg’s (D) legal theory of the case was preempted by campaign...