# Trump appeals New York hush-money conviction over 2016 payment

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-tries-to-get-2024-conviction-in-hush-money-corruption-case-thrown-out/
- Published: 2026-11-05T17:12:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T17:26:55+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/trump-2024-conviction-hush-money
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump is asking a New York appeals court to overturn his conviction.
- The case centres on a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels.
- His separate federal-court appeal is scheduled for 16 November.

## Summary

Trump’s lawyers are continuing their effort to overturn his 2024 hush-money conviction, asking a New York appeals court to throw out the verdict. The appeal could determine whether the conviction remains on his record while he serves as US president.

A jury found Trump guilty of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Prosecutors said the payment was part of a scheme to keep damaging information from voters; Trump denies wrongdoing and says the payments to his lawyer, Michael Cohen, were legitimate legal expenses. In January 2025, Trump received an unconditional discharge, leaving him a convicted felon but imposing no further penalty. He is also appealing a separate ruling that rejected his effort to move the case to federal court and have it dismissed on presidential-immunity grounds.

## Coverage

- [The Guardian: Trump appeals New York hush-money conviction over 2016 payment](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/trump-2024-conviction-hush-money)
- [The Hill: Watch live: NY appeals court considers Trump bid to overturn hush money conviction](https://thehill.com/homenews/6201176-watch-live-donald-trump-new-york-appeals-court-hush-money-conviction/)

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