The charges centered on a $130,000 payment to adult film performer Stormy Daniels

A New York appeals court will be asked on Thursday to throw out Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The case made history in May 2024, when the verdict turned Trump into the first former, and now current, US president with a criminal conviction. The historic ruling did not stop him from returning to the White House, and it brought no punishment.

The charges centered on a $130,000 payment to adult film performer Stormy Daniels, made to obscure the money’s true purpose.

Trump denies any wrongdoing, and has turned to state and federal courts in hopes of unwinding the verdict. He is not expected to attend Thursday’s court session. The appeal turns on complex legal disputes, but the political overtones are hard to miss.

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      I hope it isn’t democrats impeaching him, though. Let him rot for 2 years, let the GOP force him out, or let him leave on his own. Either way, democrats should not be the reason.

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        Republicans will never allow impeachment to go through. The only way he’s removed is on their terms

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          Sure, but I could see a scenario where democrats impeach him and he resigns as a result. And the GOP blames Dems for it and in turn, energizes them for 2028. Also, a blanket pardon by Vance wouldn’t be as big of a deal.

          Ideally, Trump needs to leave on his own, or as a result of the GOP.

          Best thing for Dems is Trump still in office in 2028 or GOP in disarray