Judge rejects Trump bid to toss “hush money” conviction based mostly on presidential immunity

A New York choose on Monday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s request to throw out his conviction within the legal "hush money" case. Judge Juan Merchan stated in a submitting that the Supreme Court’s ruling giving presidents immunity from prosecution over official acts doesn’t apply to the case. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has extra.

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