Former President Donald Trump on Friday rejected a request to dismiss the criminal case against him over allegations of hush money payments and scheduled for Jan. 10, days before the presidential inauguration. He lashed out at Judge Juan Melchan.
In Friday’s ruling, Judge Machan refused to dismiss the case and said he intended to impose an unconditional discharge. This is an unusual ruling that exempts Trump from obligations and conditions, but still classifies him as a convicted felon.
In a statement released by Marchan’s press secretary, Steve Chan, President Trump accused Marchan of “breaking the law” and called him “deeply inconsistent” and “corrupt.”
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“Mr. Marchan made the Bragg hoax, which according to all legal scholars should have been dead on arrival, appear ‘alive’ through his fraud and illegal conduct,” he wrote in Truth Social. He reiterated his assertion that the incident was an incident. It was part of a broader “legal” campaign against him. He described the proceedings as an “illegal political attack” and a “dishonest farce.”
“This has to stop! It’s time to end this legal issue once and for all so we can come together as one nation and make America great again!”
Trump’s hush money trial
The lawsuit, filed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, alleges that President Trump falsified business records related to a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign. It is centered around the suspicion that
Prosecutors say the payments were intended to keep Daniels quiet about her alleged affair with Trump. Trump is accused of directing his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to transfer funds, which he later had to repay under the guise of legal fees.
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In May 2023, a Manhattan jury found President Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with the scheme.
The president-elect has repeatedly denied the charges, calling prosecutors a politically motivated “witch hunt.”
