Who was threatening to go public with allegations of having relationships with Trump just before the 2016 election.
Additionally, Merchan determined that “it is logical and reasonable to conclude that if the act of falsifying records to cover up .
The payments so that the public would not be aware is decidedly an unofficial act, then the communications to further that same cover-up should also be unofficial.”
Shortly after Merchan’s decision, Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said he would continue to fight what he called a political
“witch hunt” that was in clear violation of the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling “and other longstanding jurisprudence,” without explicitly saying he would appeal the decision.
