Trump's 34 felony convictions
In Donald Trump’s role as president, he’s busy trying to turn the military into his own personal police force, which seems like it should take up most of one’s attention. But since his personal role still includes “man convicted of 34 felonies in New York State court,” he’s made sure to carve out time to beg a federal appeals court to let him move that case to their more friendly confines. Truly a master of multitasking.
On Wednesday, Trump’s brand-new personal legal team—necessary because Trump gave government jobs to his previous one—argued to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that because Trump is a special boy, he should get special toys.
Since Trump’s criminal convictions were in state court, he can’t make them go away with a self-pardon or by having his Department of Justice work some magic on his behalf. But if he can get it into federal court, if all else fails, he always has his friends on the Supreme Court.
In fact, Trump’s argument here relies almost entirely on the greatest gift his friends on the Supreme Court ever gave him: presidential immunity. Yes, the argument is that since the Supreme Court ruled on July 1, 2024, that Trump was immune from prosecution for “official” acts, that should be applied backward to Trump’s criminal conviction.
Daily Kos.