The appeals court sees this very different than you see it.
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three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that it “cannot be confident” a lower judge adequately considered Trump’s arguments as he sought to move the case.
“The court bypassed what we consider to be important issues bearing on the ultimate issue of good cause,” the panel wrote.
The panel emphasized it has no view on whether Trump’s strategy should ultimately succeed, only that the lower judge needs to reconsider his prior ruling.
“We leave it to the able and experienced District Judge to decide whether to solicit further briefing from the parties or hold a hearing to help it resolve these issues,” the panel wrote.
The panel comprised U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond Lohier and U.S. Circuit Judge Susan Carney, both appointed by former President
Obama, and U.S. Circuit Judge Myrna Pérez, an appointee of former President Biden.
Trump was convicted last year of falsifying business records in connection with a hush money scheme to keep quiet his alleged affair with porn actor
Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
“President Trump continues to win in his fight against Radical Democrat Lawfare,” a spokesperson for Trump’s legal team said in a statement. “The Supreme Court’s historic decision on Immunity, the Federal and New York State Constitutions, and other established legal precedent mandate that the Witch Hunt perpetrated by the Manhattan DA be immediately overturned and dismissed.”