Whoa: 2nd Circuit Issues Stunning Decision on Trump's NY Criminal Case
By Susie Moore | 10:30 AM on November 06, 2025The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stunning decision on Thursday, vacating a lower court's ruling that denied President Donald Trump's efforts to remove the New York criminal case against him from state court to federal court.
Buckle up because I'm about to run through the procedural history here: As we all know, Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York state court in May of 2024. This was the case brought by Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg, alleging that Trump orchestrated an illegal scheme to influence the 2016 presidential election by directing his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay $130,000 to Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, to prevent her from publicly revealing a sexual encounter with Trump. Judge Juan Merchan presided over that trial, and when all was said and done, Trump was convicted on all 34 counts.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the presidency...The Supreme Court issued a ruling on presidential immunity that had far-reaching implications.
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/11/06/whoa-2nd-circuit-issues-stunning-decision-on-trumps-ny-criminal-case-n2195921
