Judge to decide whether Trump’s hush money convictions stand

IT’S BEEN A WEEK SINCE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP BECAME PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP – FOR A SECOND TIME – AND THAT’S CALLING INTO QUESTION AT LEAST ONE OF HIS OTHER TITLES: CONVICTED FELON.

A MANHATTAN JUDGE IS SET TO DECIDE WHETHER TO UPHOLD TRUMP’S GUILTY VERDICT ON 34 CHARGES IN A SCHEME TO ILLEGALLY INFLUENCE THE 20-16 ELECTION… BY PAYING A PORN ACTOR WHO SAID THE TWO HAD SEX TO KEEP QUIET.

IN JULY – THE SUPREME COURT RULED PRESIDENTS HAVE BROAD IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR QUOTE “OFFICIAL ACTS,” THOUGH THEY DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT THOSE ACTS INCLUDE.

NOW, JUDGE JUAN MERCHAN IS SET TO ISSUE A WRITTEN OPINION TUESDAY ON TRUMP’S REQUEST TO TOSS HIS CONVICTION. 

HE’LL EITHER ORDER A NEW TRIAL OR DISMISS THE INDICTMENT ENTIRELY. 

MERCHAN WAS SET TO MAKE THE RULING IN SEPTEMBER – BUT PUT IT OFF “TO AVOID ANY APPEARANCE” HE WAS TRYING TO SWAY THIS YEAR’S ELECTION. 

WHILE TRUMP WAS **NOT** PRESIDENT WHEN THE SO-CALLED “HUSH MONEY” PAYMENT WAS MADE… HE HAD TAKEN OFFICE BY THE TIME HIS THEN-LAWYER MICHAL COHEN WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE PAYMENT.