Trump cannot pardon himself in the hush money case, and he was not given a prison sentence. But he is still considered a convicted felon. The president is also appealing the verdict on the state level.

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Wednesday asked an appeals court to move their appeal of President Donald Trump's hush money verdict out of New York state court, so he can try to get it dismissed through presidential immunity.

The president was convicted last year on 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with a 2016 hush money payment that his then-attorney, Michael Cohen, made to Stormy Daniels. Trump has denied wrongdoing and maintained that the case was part of a broader political witch hunt against him.

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