A federal appeals court has rejected former President Trump’s latest attempt to overturn his conviction on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments, upholding a lower court’s ruling that the charges were valid under New York election law. The decision comes after Trump’s legal team argued that the statute of limitations had expired, but judges determined that the payments directly influenced the 2016 election, preserving the case’s legal standing. Legal experts suggest the ruling could set a precedent for how campaign finance violations are treated in future prosecutions. The case now appears headed back to trial, where prosecutors will seek to prove Trump’s intent in making the payments.
Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction PBS
