Lawyers representing former President Donald Trump have initiated the procedure to challenge the 34 felony convictions he received following a guilty verdict in his recent ‘hush money’ trial in Manhattan. According to a report by Fox News’ Eric Shawn, it is important to note that this process may not be a straightforward victory for Trump, given the politically intertwined landscape in New York, which is predominantly Democratic and involves the appointment of appeals court judges.
“Former President Trump’s appeal will be heard in the courthouse behind me. The New York State appellate court first division. But you know, before the justices took the bench here, many of them happened to have given campaign contributions to Democratic candidates,” Shawn told “America’s Newsroom” on Tuesday. “One of the justices donated to Hillary Clinton.
“There are 21 justices on this appellate court and all of them, but one was appointed by a Democratic New York governor; federal and state campaign records show at least 14 of the 21 justices gave campaign contributions to Democrats in the past,” Shawn continued.
“In some cases, even when they were serving as a judge in the lower court. The newest appellate court judge is Justice Marsha Michael, who was appointed eight months ago by Governor Hochul. In 2014, Justice Michael ran for an assembly seat in the Democratic primary in The Bronx and was endorsed by the New York City public advocate Letitia James, who is the state’s attorney general who prosecuted Trump in his real estate trial last year,” Shawn continued.
“James and the judge on the campaign stump in 2014, but Judge Michael lost that election. Two months ago, it was Judge Michael who ruled against Trump when his lawyers tried to stop Judge Merchan’s trial from starting days before opening statements,” the Fox News correspondent continued.
“Another justice here gave thousands of dollars in campaign contributions for Democrats before she took the bench. Federal Election Commission records show the justice gave $2,000 to Sen. Chuck Schumer’s campaign in 1997, Hillary Clinton’s New York Senate race, Howard Dean’s presidential campaign in 2003, and $1,700 to Democratic campaign committees,” Shawn added.
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