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  US: Trump asks federal court to overturn conviction in hush money case, delay sentencing

  World | August 30, 2024 12:01 IST

  Trump's lawyers have invoked presidential immunity to transfer the case from the state court in New York to a federal court, which they say will give him an "unbiased forum". The sentencing of the trial is scheduled for September 16, although it is unlikely to hurt his chances to the White House.

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  US: Judge again declines Trump's request to step aside from hush money case ahead of sentencing

  World | August 14, 2024 19:46 IST

  Trump's lawyers made a third attempt to request New York judge Juan Merchan to step aside from the case as his daughter worked for a political consultancy that had clients from the Democratic Party. Merchan has rebuffed these accusations of conflict of interest.

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  US: Trump's sentencing in hush money case delayed till September after SC verdict on immunity

  World | July 03, 2024 7:34 IST

  Trump was convicted of all 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payment to an adult film star, becoming the first president in US history to be convicted of a crime. His sentencing was postponed from July 11 to September 18, weeks before the November elections.

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  US Supreme Court rules Trump has 'some' immunity from criminal prosecution in landmark verdict

  World | July 02, 2024 7:12 IST

  Trump for months had denied any wrongdoing and claimed that he had immunity from prosecution from three 'politically-motivated' cases intended to keep him from a second White House term. The landmark verdict means that Trump is unlikely to face any trial before the November re-match with Joe Biden.

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  Trump joins Tiktok after once trying to ban platform, instantly gets 3 million followers

  World | June 03, 2024 6:58 IST

  Trump joined the Chinese-owned social media platform after his landmark hush money conviction and after Biden signed a bill that can ban TikTok, used by 170 million Americans. As president, Trump tried to unsuccessfully ban the app citing a threat to national security threat.

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  Russia reacts to Trump's conviction, says 'illegal means' used to get rid of political rivals

  World | May 31, 2024 18:40 IST

  Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up the hush money paid to an adult film star ahead of the 2016 elections. Russia has previously made scathing remarks on the US by saying that it is misusing law to persecute political rivals.

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  Who is Stormy Daniels, at the centre of Donald Trump's hush money conviction?

  World | May 31, 2024 17:49 IST

  Stormy Daniels, 45, became a crucial witness in the case against Donald Trump, claiming that she had a sexual encounter in 2006 and was paid $130,000 to not discuss the matter before the 2016 elections. Trump was found guilty of falsifying business records to conceal the hush money payment.