Court weighs Trump's appeal in the Stormy Daniels hush money case

Houston Chronicle · JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK · 2026-11-05 22:50 UTC

New York appeals judges have grilled President Donald Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors about his bid to erase his historic hush money conviction. But the court didn’t signal Thursday whether or...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York appeals judges grilled President Donald Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors Thursday about his bid to erase his historic hush money conviction, but the court didn’t signal how or when it would rule.

The judges delved into legal theory, presidential immunity and some evidence in Trump's 2024 trial. Convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to obscure a $130,000 payment to adult film performer Stormy Daniels, Trump denies any wrongdoing. He has turned to state and federal courts in hopes of unwinding the verdict.

Trump, who denounced the case on social media as recently as September, didn't attend Thursday's court session.

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