Donald Trump Appeals Hush Money Conviction
Donald Trump's hush money appeal drew judges' questions about presidential immunity.
November 5, 2026 · Updated Nov 5, 6:46pm ET
CNNJudges appear open to Trump’s push to overturn hush money conviction
CBS NewsTrump's lawyers to argue for his criminal conviction in "hush money" case to be overturned
Raw StoryProsecutors defend ‘mountain of evidence’ as Trump lawyer tries to toss out felonies
ABC NewsJudges to hear Trump's appeal of 2024 criminal hush money conviction
MS NOWTrump is still appealing his criminal hush money conviction
Associated PressTrump's lawyers are set to appear before appeals court as he fights his hush money conviction
Los Angeles TimesTrump's lawyers appear before appeals court as he fights hush money conviction
NewsNationAppeals court questions if Trump’s conviction survives presidential immunity
Boston GlobeTrump’s lawyers to appear before appeals court as he fights hush money conviction
The GuardianTrump tries to get 2024 conviction in hush money corruption case thrown out
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What happened
- A New York appeals panel heard President Donald Trump’s challenge to his hush money conviction Thursday, questioning whether presidential immunity could undermine the verdict.
- A jury convicted Trump in May 2024 of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records tied to a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels
Stormy DanielsAmerican pornographic actress and director (born 1979) before the 2016 election. - Trump’s lawyers argued that jurors improperly heard evidence of protected presidential acts and that federal election law barred the state’s legal theory.
- Manhattan prosecutors said the disputed evidence was not protected by immunity and that any error was too minor to justify overturning the conviction.
- The appeal remains undecided, and arguments in a separate appeal over moving the case to federal court are scheduled for Nov. 16.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets focused on Trump’s effort to overturn his conviction and disputes over presidential immunity. CNN said judges appeared open to his arguments, while MS NOW explained the limits on using official-act evidence. Raw Story highlighted prosecutors’ defense of the verdict, quoting their claim of a “mountain of evidence.”
How the right told it
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