Overview

• Donald Trump remains convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the 2016 hush-money scheme despite receiving an unconditional discharge with no prison time or probation.
• Oral arguments are set for June 11 in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan to decide whether the state conviction can be moved to federal court.
• A Justice Department amicus brief this week contends that evidence tied to Trump’s official acts is protected by presidential immunity and should have been heard in federal court.
• Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg opposes the removal bid, asserting that a conviction cannot be transferred out of state jurisdiction after trial.
• Trump’s Georgia election racketeering prosecution remains stalled after a state appeals court disqualified the Fulton County district attorney.