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One Dismissal Denied
Episode 117

One Dismissal Denied

Judge Merchan rules that Trump’s New York verdict will not be vacated based on presidential immunity. Plus: the pending motion to dismiss based on the temporary immunity afforded a sitting president.

Main Justice · Andrew Weissmann, Mary McCord

December 18, 202449m 37s

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Show Notes

There’s been significant action in New York as Judge Juan Merchan denied one of Donald Trump’s motions to dismiss his 34-count verdict- this one based on the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision. After a noteworthy amount of speed reading several filings, MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord break down Merchan’s rationale, highlighting the specifics of his multi-layered legal reasoning. Then, they turn to another fully briefed pending dismissal motion, this one based on the temporary immunity a sitting president is granted  while serving. 

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