Trump's election complicates his New York conviction. What's next?
And a Veterans Day package of bills has been sent to Hochul.
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In today’s CapCon:
What’s next for Trump’s criminal conviction in New York now that he’s headed to the White House?
State agency commissioners and some state workers are getting a raise
Which parties will keep their ballot line?
Veterans Day package of bills sent to Hochul
⚖️ What’s next for Trump’s criminal conviction in N.Y. after White House win?
President-elect Donald J. Trump is the first former president in the country’s history to be convicted of a felony.
And he’s also now the first president-elect in the country’s history who could face a criminal sentence before his inauguration. It’s a sticky situation that could end in several different ways.
“We’ve never had a president convicted before, so it’s not like you can go to the law books and find out what the precedent is,” said Stephen R. Coffey, an attorney who worked on the legal team that got former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, a Republican, acquitted of federal fraud charges.
I spoke with a few attorneys today to see what Trump’s options are — and how the case could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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