New York Judge Juan Marchand ruled Monday that President-elect Donald Trump’s felony conviction in his hush money case should not be thrown out because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, according to a court filing. It was ruled that no.

Marchand decided to reject an attempt by Trump’s lawyers to overturn the former president’s 34 guilty verdicts for falsifying business records in May. in him 41 page judgmenta New York judge wrote that despite the Supreme Court’s June ruling that presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for “official acts” while in office, the case should still not be dismissed.

“This court concludes that even if there was an error in introducing the challenged evidence, such error was harmless in light of the overwhelming incriminating evidence,” Marchand wrote. Ta. “Even if this court finds that the evidence at issue constitutes an official act under the auspices of the Trump decision, even though the fact is that it does not, the introduction of the evidence at issue was a harmless error and no Defendants’ motion remains denied because no procedural error occurred.”

Following President Trump’s victory in November, Marchan postponed all deadlines in the former president’s case until December, including sentencing in the hush money case. At the time, Trump’s lawyers argued for the lawsuit to be dismissed, arguing that it would “avoid an unconstitutional impediment to President Trump’s ability to govern.”(Related: MSNBC legal correspondent says it’s ‘surprising’ Alvin Bragg would go ‘to the lengths’ to get judges to uphold Trump verdict)

“Allegations of jury misconduct should be thoroughly investigated, but this court is prohibited from deciding such claims based on mere hearsay or speculation,” Marchand said. . “This court cannot permit unsworn, clearly contested statements to be submitted publicly. Doing so would jeopardize the safety of jurors and the agreement regulating the disclosure of juror information could not be permitted. It would be a violation of the order.”

But despite Monday’s ruling, Marchan has not ruled on a motion to dismiss the verdict because of the former president’s election.

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