Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling about presidential immunity, former President Donald Trump on Monday evening sought to throw out his conviction in New York.
Prosecutors want Merchan to fine Trump $1,000 per violation and to remind him that "future violations of this Court's restrictions on his extrajudicial statements can be punished not only with additional fines but also with a term of incarceration of up to thirty days."
The first criminal trial of Donald Trump is officially underway.
Former President Donald Trump is on trial in Manhattan for his alleged role in a hush money scheme to silence his alleged mistresses before the 2016 election.
Justice Cynthia Kern's ruling is yet another loss for Trump, who has tried repeatedly to get the trial postponed.