An appeals court on June 11 weighed President Donald Trump’s request to move his business records criminal case to federal court, potentially opening the door to tossing his conviction from last year.
The oral argument came roughly a year after a jury found Trump guilty in state court on multiple counts of falsifying business records. Trump has maintained his innocence and argued the prosecution had multiple flaws, including using evidence of conduct protected by presidential immunity.
His attorney, Jeffrey Wall, argued the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit should transfer the case from state court and review how the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office prosecuted it….