No. of Recommendations: 4
In theory, this ruling has zero bearing on the New York state conviction
Ahhh. But there's a little bit in the ruling that I noticed. The ruling also disallows a prosecutor from using any conversations and other communication of a President against him. Some of the evidence in the NY case came from witnesses who were in the Trump White House talking about hush money issues after he was president. This decision would appear to put those out of reach even in the NY case.
Here it is. Page 7 of the decision, first full paragraph:
Testimony or private records of the President
or his advisers probing such conduct may not be admitted as evidence
at trial.
I haven't gone back to read the full context of that statement, nor have I looked for any fuller explanation further down in the opinion. But I think that is what Trump is going to point to in the NY case.
The USSC, a gift that just keeps on giving. In the worst possible way.
--Peter
